Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 4
Meaning: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Kunyomi: き.る -き.る き.り -き.り -ぎ.り き.れる -き.れる き.れ -き.れ -ぎ.れ
Onyomi: セツ サイ
Composition: 七 刀
Radical: 刀
Reading: かたな
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
切断する(せつだんする) cut
親切な(しんせつな) kind
大切な(たいせつな) important
切腹(せっぷく) seppuku, harakiri
一切(いっさい) all
切る(きる) cut
締め切り(しめきり) deadline
裏切る(うらぎる) betray
時間切れ(じかんぎれ) run out of time
切符(きっぷ) ticket
切 (セツ) eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute, OFF (on switch)
切実 (セツジツ) earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent, pressing, urgent, serious, severe, pertinent, appropriate
懇切 (コンセツ) kind, considerate, helpful, caring, thoughtful, attentive, careful
哀切 (アイセツ) pathetic, plaintive
切断 (セツダン) cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
家財一切 (カザイイッサイ) complete set of household goods
費用一切 (ヒヨウイッサイ) all expenses
切る (きる) 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 expulse, to excommunicate, to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph), to trump, to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go), 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 finish, to complete
切り (きり) end, finish, stop, bounds, limits, delivery date (of a futures contract), finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville), counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat), only, just, since, after, remaining (in a particular state)
切り替え (きりかえ) exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
爪切り (つめきり) nail clippers
押し切り (おしきり) straw cutter, short mane, pressing and cutting
切れる (きれる) to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack, to be injured, to wear out, to be worn out, to break, to burst, to collapse, to wear off, to stop working, to go dead, to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due, to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of, to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected, to cut well, to be sharp, to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able, to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time), to dry off, to curve, to veer, to shuffle (cards), to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip, to be able to do completely
切れ (きれ) piece, slice, strip, scrap, cloth, sharpness, agility, counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
切れ味 (きれあじ) sharpness, cutting ability, quickness (of wit), incisiveness, technical proficiency, skill, peppiness (of a ball)
布切れ (ぬのぎれ) piece of cloth
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 4
Meaning: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Kunyomi: き.る -き.る き.り -き.り -ぎ.り き.れる -き.れる き.れ -き.れ -ぎ.れ
Onyomi: セツ サイ
Composition: 七 刀
Radical: 刀
Reading: かたな
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
切断する(せつだんする) cut
親切な(しんせつな) kind
大切な(たいせつな) important
切腹(せっぷく) seppuku, harakiri
一切(いっさい) all
切る(きる) cut
締め切り(しめきり) deadline
裏切る(うらぎる) betray
時間切れ(じかんぎれ) run out of time
切符(きっぷ) ticket
切 (セツ) eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute, OFF (on switch)
切実 (セツジツ) earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent, pressing, urgent, serious, severe, pertinent, appropriate
懇切 (コンセツ) kind, considerate, helpful, caring, thoughtful, attentive, careful
哀切 (アイセツ) pathetic, plaintive
切断 (セツダン) cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
家財一切 (カザイイッサイ) complete set of household goods
費用一切 (ヒヨウイッサイ) all expenses
切る (きる) 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 expulse, to excommunicate, to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph), to trump, to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go), 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 finish, to complete
切り (きり) end, finish, stop, bounds, limits, delivery date (of a futures contract), finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville), counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat), only, just, since, after, remaining (in a particular state)
切り替え (きりかえ) exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
爪切り (つめきり) nail clippers
押し切り (おしきり) straw cutter, short mane, pressing and cutting
切れる (きれる) to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack, to be injured, to wear out, to be worn out, to break, to burst, to collapse, to wear off, to stop working, to go dead, to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due, to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of, to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected, to cut well, to be sharp, to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able, to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time), to dry off, to curve, to veer, to shuffle (cards), to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip, to be able to do completely
切れ (きれ) piece, slice, strip, scrap, cloth, sharpness, agility, counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
切れ味 (きれあじ) sharpness, cutting ability, quickness (of wit), incisiveness, technical proficiency, skill, peppiness (of a ball)
布切れ (ぬのぎれ) piece of cloth