切 (kiru) Kanji Meaning: "Cut" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

N459 of 1664 strokes

Drawing: An apple meets a knife: cut.

切 means cut

cutoff, be sharp

An apple meets a knife: cut.

On'yomi

  • セツsetsu
  • サイsai

Kun'yomi

  • き(る)kiru
  • き(り)kiri
  • ぎ(り)giri
  • き(れる)kireru
  • き(れ)kire
1 more
  • ぎ(れ)gire

How it's built

  • 七seven
  • 刀knife

Common words

  • 親切しんせつkind; gentle
  • 切手きってstamp (postage)
  • 一切いっさいall; everything
  • 大切たいせつimportant; significant

Through history

  1. Seal script form of 切Seal
  2. Today

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