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切 kanji
cut, cutoff, be sharp
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
セツサイ
Kun readings
きる-きるきり-きり-ぎりきれる-きれるきれ-きれ-ぎれ
Words with 切
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —切羽詰るto be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament; to be packed to the hilt
- —切瑳琢磨diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
- —老婆親切grandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare; excessive solicitude
- —御親切にhow kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
- —切羽つまるto be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament; to be packed to the hilt