切る
きる
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties)
JLPT N5 Common word Genki L8, Intermediate Japanese L12
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)- to sever (connections, ties)
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
- to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
All 26 meanings
- to open (something sealed)
- to start
- to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
- to cross; to traverse
- to criticize sharply
- to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
- to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
- to shuffle (cards)
- to discard a tile
- to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
- to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- to trump
- to cut (the connection between two groups)
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
Suffix, Godan verb (-ru)
to do completely; to finish doing- to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...
- to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 切るきる | 切りますきります |
| Negative | 切らないきらない | 切りませんきりません |
| Past | 切ったきった | 切りましたきりました |
| Past negative | 切らなかったきらなかった | 切りませんでしたきりませんでした |
| Te-form | 切ってきって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 切れるきれる |
| Passive | 切られるきられる |
| Causative | 切らせるきらせる |
| Volitional | 切ろうきろう |
| Imperative | 切れきれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 切ればきれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 切ったらきったら |
Example sentences
切らないで！
Don't hang up.
切らないでよ！
Don't hang up!
指を切りました。
I just cut my finger.
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I got my hair cut.
玉ねぎを切った。
I chopped some onions.