Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to partition; to divide; to mark off
2. to direct; to manage; to run; to organize; to take responsibility for
3. to settle accounts
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Sumo
4. to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout); to poise oneself for the initial charge
Kanji used
serve
cut
Pitch accent
Top 6500
Composed of
official; civil service
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
Examples (2 in total)
The bullet penetrated the partition.
I know that Tom is a control freak.