切れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

切

Etymology

Nominative form of 切れる (kireru, "be cut off," "be injured")

Noun

切れ (hiragana きれ, romaji kire)

1. sharpness, cutting quality
2. cloth
3. piece, bit, strip, slice

Derived terms

切れ味, 切味 (kireaji): sharpness, the feel of a cutting edge 切れ屋 (kireya): dry goods store 切れ屑 (kirekuzu): cloth scraps 切れ地, 切地 (kireji): cloth, fabric 切れ切れ (kiregire): pieces, scraps 切れ切れの (kiregire no): fragmentary, intermittent 切れが悪い (kire ga nai): thick, dull, viscous 切れの帽子 (kire no bōshi): cloth hat 木切れ (kigire): a piece of wood 小切れ (kogire): small piece 細切れ (komagire): small pieces

共切れ (tomogire): same cloth, spare cloth 布切れ (nunogire): piece of cloth 歯切れ (hagire): the feel when biting 古切れ (furugire): old cloth, old rags 継ぎ切れ; 継切れ (tsugigire): patch 電池切れ (denchigire): flat battery 寄せ切れ (yosegire): patchwork ぼろ切れ, 襤褸切れ, 襤褸切 (borokire): old rag 歯切れの良い (hagire no yoi): crisp, staccato 小股が切れ上がる (komata ga kireagaru): be slender and smartly shaped 小股の切れ上がったいい女 (komata no kireagatta ii onna): slender and smartly shaped woman

Counter

切れ (hiragana きれ, romaji -kire)

1. strips or slices

Derived terms

• 一切れ, １切れ (hitokire): slice, small piece
• 半切れ (hankire): half a piece
• 二切れのパン (futakire no pan): two slices of bread
• ケーキ一切れ (kēki hitokire): a piece of cake

Suffix

切れ (hiragana きれ, romaji -gire)

1. expiration of, depletion of

Derived terms

品切れ (shinagire): out of stock 種切れ (tanegire): run out of 幕切れ (makugire): fall of the curtain 種切れになる (tanegire ni naru): be out of resources 期限切れ (kigengire): expiration of a term

在庫切れ (zaikogire): out of stock 時間切れ (jikangire): being out of time 燃料切れ (nenryōgire): out of fuel 期限切れ検査 (kigengire kensa): (comp) expiration check

Related terms

• 裂れ (-gire): split