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  2. 切る

きる

切る

N2

to cut

kiru

Quiz
JLPT
N2
Frequency
#4,490

Meanings

  1. 1
    to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)u-verb (る)transitive
  2. 2
    to sever (connections, ties)u-verb (る)transitive
  3. 3
    to turn off (e.g. the light)u-verb (る)transitive

JMdict 1384830

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
切りますきります
きります
Polite Past (~mashita)
切りましたきりました
きりました
Polite Negative (~masen)
切りませんきりません
きりません
Plain Negative (~nai)
切らないきらない
きらない
Te-form (Connecting)
切ってきって
きって
Plain Past (~ta)
切ったきった
きった
Potential (Can do)
切れるきれる
きれる

In a sentence

2(に).大根(だいこん)は拍子(ひょうし)木(き)に切る(きる)。

2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

Written with

  • 切cut4 strokes

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