切 Kanji for cut

N4Grade 24 strokes

cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ
On: セツ、サイ

切 is the Japanese kanji for cut, cutoff, be sharp. It is written with 4 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is き.る、-き.る、き.り and its on reading is セツ、サイ.

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Words with 切

切せつeager, earnest, ardent
切きるto cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
切きらすto run out of, to be short of, to be out of stock
切きりend, finish, place to stop
大たい切せつimportant, significant, serious
一いっ切さいall, everything, entirety

Practice 切 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.