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Kanji Detail for 切 - "to cut, close, earnest"

切

  • Meaning

    切 means "to cut, close, earnest."

    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.

  • Words using 切

    • 大切 たいせつ Listen important; significant; serious
    • 一切 いっさい Listen all; everything; entirety
    • 適切 てきせつ Listen appropriate; suitable; fitting
    • 思い切って おもいきって Listen resolutely; boldly; decisively
    • 締め切り しめきり Listen deadline; closing; cut-off
    • 切手 きって Listen stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
    • 皮切り かわきり Listen beginning; start
    • 切り札 きりふだ Listen trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve

  • Four-character idioms with 切

    • 切磋琢磨 せっさたくま Listen diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve)
    • 一切合切 いっさいがっさい Listen any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel
    • 一切皆空 いっさいかいくう Listen matter is void; all is vanity
    • 一切衆生 いっさいしゅじょう Listen all living creatures
    • 丁寧懇切 ていねいこんせつ Listen kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
    • 切歯扼腕 せっしやくわん Listen being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)

  • Tattoo check: 切

    • Verified meaning: to cut, close, earnest
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sai(サイ) サイ

    setsu(セツ) セツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gi.re(ぎ-れ) ぎ-れ

    gi.ri(ぎ-り) ぎ-り

    ki.reru(き-れる) き-れる

    ki.ru(き-る) き-る

    kire(きれ) きれ

    kiri(きり) きり

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    to cut earnest close all division fragment slice chop carve cleave clip detach divide excise hack incise prune separate sever shear snip split trim sincere heartfelt genuine compact tiny

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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