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切

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • cut
  • cutoff
  • be sharp

On'yomi (音読み)

  • セツ
  • サイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • き.る
  • -き.る
  • き.り
  • -き.り
  • -ぎ.り
  • き.れる
  • -き.れる
  • き.れ
  • -き.れ
  • -ぎ.れ
Strokes
4
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#439
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
刀#18 · knife

Components

Common Words

  • 切せつna-adjective
    eager, earnest, ardent
  • 大切たいせつna-adjective
    important, significant, serious
  • 一切いっさいNoun
    all, everything, entirety
  • 適切てきせつna-adjective
    appropriate, suitable, fitting
  • 思い切っておもいきってAdverb
    resolutely, boldly, decisively
  • 締め切りしめきりNoun
    deadline, closing, cut-off
  • 切手きってNoun
    stamp (postage)
  • 皮切りかわきりNoun
    beginning, start

Practice in Kanjiru

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