切る
きる · also キる
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties)
Meaning
- 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)
- 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.)
- to do completely; to finish doing
- to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...
- to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
Example sentences
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Cut the quartered pak-choi into, slightly wide, strips.
3.電話をかけても、アナウンス等に従って操作したりせず、すぐに切ること。
3. If you do phone then hang up immediately, without following any instructions given.
ここでは10分を切った選手のみを集めたのですが、見ての通り平山の記録は5人の中で最も遅い記録です。
Here we have assembled only athletes who have broken 10 minutes but, as you can see, Hirayama's record is the slowest of the five people.