reap, cut, clip, trim
Also: prune
On'yomi (音読み)
- ガイ
- カイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- か.る
About this kanji
The kanji 刈, pronounced as "かる" in its kun reading and "ガイ" or "カイ" in on readings, primarily means to reap or cut, especially with regards to grass or hair. It is often used as a verb, such as in the compound 刈る (かる), which means "to cut" or "to clip". You will also encounter it in terms like 丸刈り (まるがり), meaning a buzz cut, and 草刈り (くさかり), which refers to mowing grass. Another compound, 稲刈り (いねかり), means "rice reaping." A helpful note is that 刈 is commonly associated with gardening or hair cutting, making it relevant in everyday situations.
Example sentences
彼は草を刈ることが得意だ。
He is good at mowing grass.
Meanings across languages
- English
- reap, cut, clip, trim, prune
- Tiếng Việt
- thu hoạch, cắt, tỉa
- 日本語
- 刈る, 切る, トリム
- 한국어
- 베다, 자르다, 다듬다
- 中文
- 割, 修剪, 修整
- id
- panen
- th
- เก็บเกี่ยว
- es
- cosechar
- fr
- récolter
- de
- ernten
- pt
- colher
Common compounds
- 刈るto cut (grass, hair, etc.), to mow, to clip
- 丸刈りbuzz cut, close crop
- 草刈りmowing, mower
- 刈り込むto prune, to trim, to cut back
- 稲刈りrice reaping, rice harvesting
- 刈り取るto mow, to reap, to harvest
- 刈り取りharvesting, reaping
- 刈り入れharvest
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