きれ
Meanings
Noun
1. piece; slice; strip; scrap
2. cloth
also written as 布, 裂
3. sharpness
This kitchen knife is nice and sharp.
4. agility
Impressive skill as always, but the movements aren't as sharp as before.
Counter
5. counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
Um, I'd like eight pieces, please.
Pitch accent
き
れ
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Used in vocabulary (47 in total)
piece of cloth
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
pieces; scraps; disconnected
old cloth; rag
scrap lumber; piece of wood
cannot completely ... (because it is excessive)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
slice; small piece
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
old cloth; rag
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fabric; cloth; traditionally patterned textiles; fabric scraps
to cut into
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
piece of cloth
piece of bread; slice of bread
chapped (hands)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
long slits (esp. of eyes)
almond eyes; slit eyes
sharp and able person
sold-out
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
cut; notch; incision
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
scrap lumber; piece of wood
cut end; section; opening; slit
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
anal fissure; bleeding piles; hemorrhoids
fabric; cloth; traditionally patterned textiles; fabric scraps
half a piece
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
gap (in a mountain ridge)
edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman
slender and smartly shaped (of a woman)
punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.
I can't die and leave things this way
clipping off the beginning of a speech transmission
out of paper
cloth scraps
getting irked; getting slightly ticked off
dry-goods store
man of ability
Examples (10 in total)
Give me three pieces of salmon.
His movements are sharp, too.
How many slices of meat would you like?