切 — kanji meaning “cut”
切
cut, cutoff, be sharp
- Meanings
- cut, cutoff, be sharp
- On'yomi
- セツ (setsu)、サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi
- き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ
- Name readings
- きつ、きり、ぎり
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #324 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- qiē, qiè — Chinese character page
Words with 切
| 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 |
| 切手 | きって kitte | stamp (postage) |
| 締め切り | しめきり shimekiri | deadline; closing; cut-off |
| 切符 | きっぷ kippu | ticket |
| 切断 | せつだん setsudan | cutting; severance; section |
| 踏切 | ふみきり fumikiri | railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing |
| 切実 | せつじつ setsujitsu | earnest; sincere; acute |
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