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切

Kanji meanings and readings

切

N4

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、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ
Radical
刀
Illustration of 痛切
N1

つうせつ

keen; acute

Illustration of 締め切る
N2

しめきる

to shut up

Illustration of 締切
N2

しめきり

closing; cut-off; end; deadline; Closed; No Entrance

Illustration of 裏切る
N3

うらぎる

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

Illustration of 親切
N4

しんせつ

kindness

Illustration of 跡切れる
N1

とぎれる

to pause; to be interrupted

Illustration of 踏切
N2

ふみきり

railway crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; crossover

Illustration of 適切
N3

てきせつ

pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance