きる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きる – see the following entries.

【切る】 [verb] to cut, to slice, to carve [verb] to cut down, fell, chop down [verb] to prune, trim, shear [verb] to cut flat things such as cloth or paper [verb] to cut a person with a sword, cut down, kill [verb] to separate from the main body, cut off, break away [verb] to perform an action as if by cutting [verb] to discontinue an action, cut off, break off, turn off, hang up [verb] to cut or sever connection with [verb] to cut off or divide by or as if by partition [verb] to perform an action boldly [verb] to go under, be less than (numerically) [verb] to remove; to run out [verb] to turn sharply [suffix] finish, be through [suffix] perform an action thoroughly or decisively Alternative spellings 斬る, 伐る, 截る

【斬る】 [verb] alternative spelling of 切る: to cut [verb] to kill with a sword; to put to the sword; to cut down [verb] to criticize

【着る】 [verb] to put on; to wear (clothing) [verb] to wear on the upper body or the entire body [verb] (obsolete) to wear on the lower body or feet [verb] (obsolete) to wear on the head [verb] to take, to bear (responsibility for something)

(This term, きる (kiru), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as きる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きる.