Kanji

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: cut off, sever

Kunyomi: き.る た.つ

Onyomi: セツ サイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: spear, halberd

Examples

Onyomi Examples

切断 セツダン cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection

セツゼン clear, sharp, distinct, distinctive

チョクセツ direct, frank, straightforward, plain, decisive, prompt

簡明直 カンメイチョクセツ simple and plain, frank, direct and unambivalent, straightforward

切断 セツダン cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection

細金 サイキン metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs, cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)

チョクセツ direct, frank, straightforward, plain, decisive, prompt

半裁 ハンサイ cutting in half

Kunyomi Examples

きる to cut (e.g. cloth)

裁つ たつ to cut (cloth)