切る – 30+ Japanese Verbs for Cutting
The basic meaning of the word 切る(きる、) in Japanese is cut. But, it can mean to disconnect, break, interrupt, or the like in the right context. When 切る is used with compound verbs it creates an even more wide range of new concepts.
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Compound verbs are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives a close translation or explanation of what the word means.
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Word List for 切る
| 切り替える | きりかえる | switch (transitive) |
| 切り取る | きりとる | cut off |
| 切り替わる | きりかわる | switch (intransitive) |
| 切り開く | きりひらく | cut open or open up; clear a path |
| 切り出す | きりだす | break the ice or suddenly bring up a topic |
| 切り捨てる | きりすてる | truncate or abandon |
| 切り離す | きりはなす | Detach |
| 切り落とす | きりおとす | cut off |
| 切り上げる | きりあげる | round up a number; set an end for a task |
| 切り裂く | きりさく | cut open or into pieces |
| 切り分ける | きりわける | cut into slices; isolate an issue by breaking it down |
| 切り込む | きりこむ | cut into something or metaphorically go deep into something |
| 切り抜く | きりぬく | cut out |
| 切り抜ける | きりぬける | cut through or struggle through and issue |
| 切り立つ | きりたつ | Rise perpendicularly |
| 切り返す | きりかえす | counterattack |
| 切り詰める | きりつめる | cut short, reduce expenses |
| 切り刻む | きりきざむ | Chop up |
| 切り崩す | きりくずす | cut through (a mountain), undermine an opposing side |
| 切りつける | きりつける | slash at, engrave |
| 切り倒す | きりたおす | cut down |
| 切り下げる | きりさげる | devalue (currency), |
| 切り戻す | きりもどす | prune back |
| 切り揃える | きりそろえる | cut pieces into the same size or cut evenly |
| 切りかかる | きりかかる | assult or attach someone with a sword or knife |
| 切り払う | きりはらう | clear away trees or brush by cutting |
| 切り殺す | きりころす | slay or kill by sword |
| 切り結ぶ | きりむすぶ | Cross swords with |
| 切り回す | きりまわす | be in charge or manage something like a business |
| 切り下ろす | きりおろす | Slash downward |
| 切り進む | きりすすむ | advance or make a path |
| 切り整える | きりととのえる | cut and tidy up (fingernails, hair, etc.) |
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