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Kanji Detail for 切 - "cut, earnest, sincere"

切

  • Meaning

    切 means "cut, earnest, sincere."

    1. Cut - To divide with a sharp edge.

    2. Earnest - Sincere and intense.

    3. Close - Near in distance or time.

    4. All - Everything; the whole.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cut; cutoff; be sharp

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cut, mince, slice, carve

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To cut with a knife. | To carve. Working on bone is called 切. (Great Learning) "As if cutting, as if polishing." Now mutual encouragement is called 切磋. | Urgent; pressing. Such as 情切 (earnest feelings). | Close; intimate. Such as 親切有味 (warm and pleasant). | Closely fitting. Such as 切中時弊 (hitting the mark on current problems). In mathematics, when two curves or a curve and a straight line meet externally at one point, it's called 切 (tangent). Such as two circles being tangent, and in trigonometry, tangent and cotangent. | Meaning of determination. Such as 切忌如此 (absolutely avoid this), 切不可為 (absolutely must not do), 毋違切切 (do not violate) in proclamations. | To press. A doctor feeling the pulse is also called 切脈. | Fanqie of characters. Combining two other sounds and pronouncing quickly to determine this one sound. | Sharp; biting. Such as 風切 (biting wind), 譏切 (sharp criticism). | 一切: Generally speaking.
  • Onyomitip

    sai(さい) さい

    setsu(せつ) せつ

  • Kunyomitip

    ki.reru(きれる) きれる

    ki.ru(きる) きる

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords
    cut earnest slice sever divide sharp keen close near pressing urgent sincere heartfelt intense passionate all entire piece section

Sentences including 切

  • What a kind girl she is !

  • They were all sold out.

  • Be nice to ann.

  • Health is more important than money.

  • I keep old books with care.

  • Keep an eye on my bag while i buy a ticket.

  • He kindly answered questions.

  • It is important to drive carefully.

  • She was kind to me.

  • We are facing a crucial time.

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