きれ – Vocabulary details

きれ

Meanings

Noun

1. piece; slice; strip; scrap

2. cloth

also written as 布, 裂

3. sharpness

この包ほう丁ちょうは切きれがいい。This kitchen knife is nice and sharp.

4. agility

やはり見み事ごとな手て際ぎわだが、さっきほど動うごきに切きれがない。Impressive skill as always, but the movements aren't as sharp as before.

Counter

5. counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

えっと、八はち切きれお願ねがいします。Um, I'd like eight pieces, please.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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れ

Used in: 379

Used in vocabulary (47 in total)

布ぬのきれ

piece of cloth

紙かみきれ

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

棒ぼうきれ

stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

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Examples (10 in total)

鮭さけを３きれ下ください。

Give me three pieces of salmon.

彼かれは動うごきのきれもいい。

His movements are sharp, too.

肉にくは何なんきれにしましょうか。

How many slices of meat would you like?

えっと、八はちきれお願ねがいします。

Um, I'd like eight pieces, please.

パンを二ふたきれ食たべた。

I ate two slices of bread.

この包ほう丁ちょうはきれがいい。

This kitchen knife is nice and sharp.

彼かれの頭あたまのきれには驚おどろかされる。

His sharp mind always amazes me.

私わたしはその犬いぬに肉にくを２きれやった。

I gave the dog two pieces of meat.

やはり見み事ごとな手て際ぎわだが、さっきほど動うごきにきれがない。

Impressive skill as always, but the movements aren't as sharp as before.

薄うすいサンドイッチが三さんきれと野や菜さいサラダに牛ぎゅう乳にゅうだけだった。

There were just three thin pieces of sandwich, a vegetable salad and some milk.

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Meanings

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

Used in vocabulary (47 in total)

Examples (10 in total)