Japanese symbol for “veer”
切れる
きれる
Romaji: kireru
to break; to snap; to be cut; to split
In Japanese, veer is 切れる, read きれる (kireru).
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Meanings
- v1, vi to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
- v1, vi to be injured
- v1, vi to wear out; to be worn out
- v1, vi to break; to burst; to collapse
- v1, vi to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
- v1, vi to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “veer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 振れる | ふれる fureru | to veer; to deflect; to lean towards |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
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.