Kanji

切

Meaning

  • cut
  • cutoff
  • be sharp

Onyomi

  • setsu (セツ)
  • sai (サイ)

Kunyomi

  • kiru (きる)
  • -kiru (-きる)
  • kiri (きり)
  • -kiri (-きり)
  • -giri (-ぎり)
  • kireru (きれる)
  • -kireru (-きれる)
  • kire (きれ)
  • -kire (-きれ)
  • -gire (-ぎれ)

Examples

切る
to cut
kiru
大切
important
taisetsu
裏切る
to betray
uragiru
切れる
to be cut, to break, to be injured
kireru
数え切れない
countless
kazoekirenai
千切る
to tear to peaces
chigiru
思い切る
to make up one's mind
omoikiru
親切
kind, gentle, friendly, nice
shinsetsu