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N4 Kanji 28: 切
Meaning of kanji 切:
In Japanese, 切 means “to cut”.
How to read kanji 切:
| Kunyomi | き |
| Onyomi | せつ、さい |
How to write kanji 切:

Origin of kanji 切:
You can see someone cutting something.
So 切 stands for “to cut”.

Development of kanji 切:

Vocabulary containing kanji 切:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切る | きる | to cut |
| 大切 | たいせつ | important |
| 切符 | きっぷ | ticket |
| 切手 | きって | stamp |
| 親切 | しんせつ | kind |
| 一切 | いっさい | all |
| 適切 | てきせつ | appropriate |
| 切れる | きれる | to expire |
| 思い切る | おもいきる | to take the plunge |
| 裏切る | うらぎる | to betray |
| 切り替える | きりかえる | to switch |
| 言い切る | いいきる | to speak up |
| 切り離す | きりはなす | to separate |
| 切り出す | きりだす | to cut |
| 切断 | せつだん | cutting |
| 途切れる | とぎれる | to break off |
| 思い切り | おもいきり | daring |
| 横切る | よこぎる | to cross |
| 踏み切る | ふみきる | to take off |
| 乗り切る | のりきる | to get through |
| 切り取る | きりとる | to cut out |
| 切り開く | きりひらく | to open |
| 割り切る | わりきる | to divide |
| 切り捨てる | きりすてる | to truncate |
| 仕切る | しきる | to partition |
| 切ない | せつない | painful |
| 区切る | くぎる | to punctuate |
| 断ち切る | たちきる | to cut off |
| 裏切り | うらぎり | betrayal |
| 切実 | せつじつ | desperation |
| 締め切り | しめきり | deadline |
| 区切り | くぎり | break |
| 切り替え | きりかえ | switching |
| 張り切る | はりきる | be enthusiastic |
| 小切手 | こぎって | check |
| 切れ目 | きれめ | break |
| 切り口 | きりくち | cut end |
| 切り抜ける | きりぬける | to cut through |
| 切腹 | せっぷく | accused |
| 切り替わる | きりかわる | to be switched |
| 紙切れ | かみきれ | piece of paper |
| 皮切り | かわきり | start |
| 切望 | せつぼう | longing |
| 切除 | せつじょ | excision |
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