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JLPT N42画 · 2 strokesradical

cut, slice, sever

On'yomi (音読み)

  • セツ
  • サイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • き.る
  • き.れる

Meanings across languages

English
cut, slice, sever
Tiếng Việt
cắt, xén, chặt
日本語
切る, 切れる

Common compounds

  • 切符きっぷticket
  • 切手きってpostage stamp
  • 切り方きりかたway of cutting
  • 切り替えきりかえswitch, changeover

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