Meaning of 切る in Japanese
Definition of 切る
- (suf, v5r, vt) to cut (usu. to cut through)
- to sever (connections, ties)
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to turn off (i.e. the light)
エアコンを切ってもかまいませんか。
Do you mind if I turn off the AC? -
to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「そのまま切らずにお待ちください」
"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?" - to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- to open (something sealed)
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to start
転職も引っ越しもして、心機一転、新たなスタートを切った。
I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate. - to set (a limit)
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry (or drain)
- to cross
- to do (something noticeable)
- to turn (a vehicle)
- to cut (the ball)
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to shuffle (cards)
トランプをよく切ってください。
Please shuffle the cards carefully. - to trump
- (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone)
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(suf, v5r) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish; to complete
ハリーはなんとかその川を泳ぎきった。
Harry managed to swim across the river.
Words related to 切る
- (v5r) complete decisively; to do to completion
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(v5r, vt) to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize
庭は柵で小道と仕切られている。
The garden is railed off from the path. -
to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility
部長の都合が悪くなってしまったので、飲み会の日程は仕切り直しだね。
We'll have to organize the drinking party all over again as the section chief can't make it now. - to settle accounts
- to toe the mark
