切
Kanji 切: meaning "cut", readings, stroke order
The kanji 切 means "cut". On'yomi: セツ、サイ; kun'yomi: きる、きれる. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.
Readings
- Meaning
- cut
- On'yomi
- セツサイ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
- Kun'yomi
- きるきれる
- Strokes
- 4
- Level
- JLPT N4
- Official status
- Jōyō (common-use kanji)
- Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Words with 切
- 切る きる — To cut
- 切手 きって — postal (postage) stamps
- 切符 きっぷ — a ticket
- 大切 たいせつ — Important
- 親切 しんせつ — Kind
- 適切 てきせつ — Appropriate
- 締切 しめきり — deadline
- 裏切る うらぎる — to betray, to turn traitor
- 切れ きれ — cloth, piece, cut
- 切れる きれる — to cut well, to be sharp; to break (off)
- 横切る よこぎる — to cross (e.g., arms), to traverse
- 適切 てきせつ — Appropriate
Stroke order · 4 strokes
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