JLPT N5 · Verb

切る (kiru)

切る (きる, kiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cut; to cut through”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きる
Romaji: kiru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) · godan verb, transitive
to sever (connections, ties) · godan verb, transitive
to turn off (e.g. the light) · godan verb, transitive
to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect · godan verb, transitive
to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

２．大根は拍子木に切る。

2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

Tatoeba #235603

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?

Tatoeba #228042

「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?"

Tatoeba #236546

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 切る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	切る	きる kiru
Polite (~masu)	切ります	きります kirimasu
Negative	切らない	きらない kiranai
Polite negative	切りません	きりません kirimasen
Past	切った	きった kitta
Polite past	切りました	きりました kirimashita
Negative past	切らなかった	きらなかった kiranakatta
Te-form	切って	きって kitte
Potential	切れる	きれる kireru
Passive	切られる	きられる kirareru
Causative	切らせる	きらせる kiraseru
Volitional	切ろう	きろう kirou
Imperative	切れ	きれ kire
Conditional (~ba)	切れば	きれば kireba

Kanji in 切る

切

cut, cutoff, be sharpセツ・サイ・き.る・-き.る · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 切る.

切手きってstamp (postage)切符きっぷticket大切たいせつimportant親切しんせつkind切れきれpiece切りきりend適切てきせつappropriate裏切るうらぎるto betray切れるきれるto break横切るよこぎるto cross (e.g. road)締切しめきりdeadline踏切ふみきりrailway crossing区切るくぎるto divide売り切れうりきれsold-out

Source: JMdict entry 1384830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.