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キる
Meanings
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
With that kind of grip, you'll cut your fingers!
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
2. to sever (connections, ties)
3. to turn off (e.g. the light)
4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
The phone is hung up from the other end.
5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
6. to open (something sealed)
7. to start
8. to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
9. to reduce; to decrease; to discount
10. to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
11. to cross; to traverse
12. to criticize sharply
13. to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
14. to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
15. to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
16. to shuffle (cards)
17. to discard a tile
18. to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
19. to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
20. to trump
21. to cut (the connection between two groups)
sometimes キる
22. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
also written as 鑽る
23. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
Verb (5-dan, る)
24. to do completely; to finish doing
after the -masu stem of a verb
25. to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
26. to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
after the -masu stem of a verb
Alt. forms
きる
51%
切きる
48%
キる
Pitch accent
キ
る
Conjugations...Used in: 93
Examples (70 in total)
I just cut my finger.
I need to cut my nails.
Let me cut the carrots.
I cut the crust off the bread.
Where did you get your hair cut?
The phone is hung up from the other end.
I cut my finger for the first time in a while.
After all, we've already severed our parent-child ties.
The switch is turned off.
For now, I hang up the call.
Would it be OK if I turned off the radio?
2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
I involuntarily turned the steering wheel.
When was the last time you got your hair cut?
Are you going to cut down all the trees here?
I have my hair cut once a month.
Did you cut the paper?
This knife won't cut well.
Cut the cake with this knife.
Remove the seeds and slice thinly.
He cut the envelope open.
I want a knife with which to cut the rope.
Mother cut the cheese with a knife.
She cut the apple with a knife.
I cut the bamboo at the node.
In the end, I couldn't even get a haircut, so it was the worst.
Mary cut her finger.
Tom cut his own hair.
She was right in the middle of cutting cucumbers.
These scissors don't cut well.
He made a sharp turn to the left.
Hold on a second, I'll be right back. Don't hang up!
You've cut my hair too short.
Well then, I'll head back your way for now, so I'm hanging up.
Since I cut them haphazardly, I think the sizes are different too.
Then I'll have no choice but to play this card too.
She had her hair cut short.
You can't cut meat well with a dull knife.
The boy cut the cake in two.
I'll cross all the way in one go without slowing down!
The shape of the cut is a bit slanted!
She cut her finger on the broken glass.
The hair, cut short, no longer flutters.
Please turn off the camera.
I turned my steering wheel to the right.
Give me a knife to cut this string with.
Stir-fry the ingredients which were cut into bite-sized pieces.
I had my hair cut at a barber's shop.
I just got a haircut.
The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.
You should cut the meat into small pieces before eating it.
In the meantime, I cut up ingredients such as vegetables.
I have turned off all communications in advance in order to concentrate.
Please help me cut up vegetables for the salad.
The apple was cut in two by her with a knife.
Once cut, the branches are removed to make lumber.
Cut hard vegetables by pressing the knife down from above.
He cut his finger in opening a can.
He sawed logs for the fireplace.
Peel the apples and slice them in half, cutting out the core.
With that kind of grip, you'll cut your fingers!
We somehow managed to swim across the river.
There's no way I'd want to cut ties with the family I finally found.
It's about the size of a school gym cut in half lengthwise.
Moreover, war and music have an inseparable relationship.
Jane had her hair cut short before the athletic meet.
The barber has cut your hair very short.
Cut the meat, cut the vegetables, and throw them one after another into a pot filled with water.
At last, John and Sue decided to cut the apple into halves.
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.