切れ – Vocabulary details

切きれ

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

Kanji used

切

cut

Pitch accent

き

れ

Used in: 1395

Used in vocabulary (49 in total)

切きれ味あじ

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

紙かみ切きれ

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

切きれ長なが

long slits (esp. of eyes)

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Examples (10 in total)

鮭さけを３切きれ下ください。

Give me three pieces of salmon.

彼かれは動うごきの切きれもいい。

His movements are sharp, too.

肉にくは何なん切きれにしましょうか。

How many slices of meat would you like?