伐る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 伐る – see the following entry.
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, 截る
(This term, 伐る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)