きる

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きる – see the following entries.
切る
to cut, to slice, to carve
cut down, fell, chop down
prune, trim, shear
cut flat things such as cloth or paper
cut a person with a sword, cut down, kill
separate from the main body, cut off, break away
perform an action as if by cutting
discontinue an action, cut off, break off, turn off, hang up
cut or sever connection with
cut off or divide by or as if by partition
perform an action boldly
go under, be less than (numerically)
to remove; to run out
finish, be through
perform an action thoroughly or decisively
Alternative spellings
斬る, 伐る, 截る
斬る
Alternative spelling of 切る: to cut
to kill with a sword; to put to the sword; to cut down
to criticize
着る
put on or wear on the upper body or the entire body
take a crime on oneself
(This term, きる (kiru), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as きる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きる.)