[edit] Japanese
[edit] Etymology 1
From 切る (kiru, "cut," "slice," "carve") + 手 (te, "hand")
切手 (hiragana きって, romaji kitte)
- a stamp; a substitute for postage stuck to the postcard
[edit] Derived terms
- 切手帳 (kittechō): stamp album; stamp booklet
- 切手集め (kitteatsume): stamp collecting
- 切手蒐集, 切手収集 (kitte shūshū): philately, stamp collecting
- 切手収集家 (kitte shūshūka): philatelist, stamp collector
- 切手を溜める (shūshū o tameru): collect stamps
- 小切手 (kogitte): check
- 小切手外交 (kogitte gaikō): checkbook diplomacy
- 記念切手 (kinen kitte): special issue stamp
- 商品切手 (shōhin kitte): merchandise certificate
- 郵便切手 (yūbin kitte): postage stamp
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- 偽小切手 (gikogitte): counterfeit check, bad paper
- 送金小切手 (sōkin kogitte): cashier's check, demand draft
- 保証小切手 (hoshō kogitte): certified check
- 旅行小切手 (ryokō kogitte): traveler's check
- 使用済み切手 (shiyōzumi kitte): used stamps
- 国際返信切手券 (kokusai henshin kitte-ken): international reply-paid coupon
- 不渡り小切手 (fuwatari kogitte): dishonored check
- 旅行者用小切手 (ryokōsha-yō kogitte): traveler's check
- 給料支払小切手 (kyūryō shiharai kogitte): paycheck
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[edit] Etymology 2
From 切れる (kireru, "be able to do") + 手 (te, "hand")
切手 (hiragana きれて, romaji kirete)
- man of ability
[edit] Usage notes
- In this sense, 切れ手 is used more commonly than 切手
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