きる

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of きる – see the following entries.
切る
[verb] to cut, to slice, to carve
[verb] cut down, fell, chop down
[verb] prune, trim, shear
[verb] cut flat things such as cloth or paper
[verb] cut a person with a sword, cut down, kill
[verb] separate from the main body, cut off, break away
[verb] perform an action as if by cutting
[verb] discontinue an action, cut off, break off, turn off, hang up
[verb] cut or sever connection with
[verb] cut off or divide by or as if by partition
[verb] perform an action boldly
[verb] go under, be less than (numerically)
[verb] to remove; to run out
[suffix] finish, be through
[suffix] perform an action thoroughly or decisively
Alternative spellings
斬る, 伐る, 截る
斬る
[verb] Alternative spelling of 切る: to cut
[verb] to kill with a sword; to put to the sword; to cut down
[verb] to criticize
着る
[verb] put on or wear on the upper body or the entire body
[verb] take a crime on oneself
(This term, きる (kiru), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as きる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きる.)