切る

Meanings

1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)
3. to turn off (e.g. the light)
4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)

Part of speech: godan verb (る), transitive, suffix

Kanji

• 切

  Meanings

  cut, cutoff, be sharp

  On reading

  セツ、サイ

  Kun reading

  き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる

  Strokes

  4

Example sentences

• ２．大根は拍子木に切る。

  2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

  Tatoeba #235603 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• エアコンを切ってもかまいませんか。

  Do you mind if I turn off the AC?

  Tatoeba #228042 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「そのまま切らずにお待ちください」

  "May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"

  Tatoeba #236546 · CC BY 2.0 FR