Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate
Kanji used
cut
take
Pitch accent
りと
りとる
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Composed of
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Examples (4 in total)
He cut off two meters of the rope.
Take this knife and cut the top off.
He cut a twig from the tree with his knife.
We cut away all the grass and weeds around the church.