切
cut
JLPT N4 Grade 2 4 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り
- On'yomi
- セツ・サイ
- Radical
- 刀 · knife (knife, blade)
切 means "cut". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 4 strokes. It is read き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セツ・サイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.
切 in example sentences
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.
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Words that use 切
- 切符 ticket
- 切手 postage stamp
- 切る to cut
- 親切 kind, helpful
- 売り切れ sold out
- 品切れ out of stock
- 在庫切れ out of stock
- 踏切 railway crossing
- 締め切り deadline
- 締め切る to close, to set a deadline
- 区切る to divide, to punctuate
- 言い切る to assert, to declare
- 適切 appropriate, proper
- 不適切 inappropriate
- 思い切って boldly, decisively
- 仕切る to partition, to manage
- 取り仕切る to manage, to run
- 打ち切る to discontinue, to cut off
More 刀 (knife) kanji
Common questions
- What does the kanji 切 mean?
- 切 means "cut". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
- How many strokes does 切 have?
- 切 is written in 4 strokes.
- How is 切 read?
- It is read き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セツ・サイ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 切?
- 切 is a JLPT N4 kanji.