Japanese symbol for “snippets”

裁ち落とし

たちおとし

Romaji: tachiotoshi

cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.)

In Japanese, snippets is 裁ち落とし, read たちおとし (tachiotoshi).

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Meanings

n cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.)
n snippets; trimmings; cuttings

Written forms: 裁ち落とし、裁ち落し、裁落とし、断ち落とし. Readings: たちおとし.

Kanji and stroke order

裁

tailor, judge, decision

on: サイ
kun: た.つ、さば.く

12 strokes · JLPT 1

落

fall, drop, come down

on: ラク
kun: お.ちる、お.ち、お.とす

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
裁判	さいばん saiban	trial; judgement; judgment
裁判所	さいばんしょ saibansho	court; courthouse
総裁	そうさい sousai	president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank)
制裁	せいさい seisai	sanctions; punishment
独裁	どくさい dokusai	dictatorship; despotism; autocracy
裁判官	さいばんかん saibankan	judge
落ちる	おちる ochiru	to fall; to drop; to come down
落ち	おち ochi	slip; omission

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.