The kanji 切: meaning, readings and stroke order

切

Meaning: cut
On reading: セツ setsu、サイ* sai
Kun reading: き（る） kiru、き（れる） kireru
Strokes: 4
Radical: 刀 knife, sword
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cắt (thiết)
Japanese: きる。
Korean: 자르다 (절·체)
Chinese: 切、剪

Readings, words and example sentences

セツ setsu · on reading

大たい切せつ
important, precious
体を 大たい切せつにします。
I take good care of my body.

き（る） kiru · kun reading

切きる
to cut
紙をはさみで 切きります。
I cut paper with scissors.

き（れる） kireru · kun reading

切きれる
to break, to snap
細い糸が 切きれました。
The thin thread broke.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.