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JLPT N3 · Noun

切れ (kire)

切れ (きれ, kire) is a Japanese noun meaning “piece; slice”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
きれ
Romaji
kire
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. piece; slice; strip; scrap · noun
  2. cloth · noun · also written as 布, 裂
  3. sharpness · noun
  4. agility · noun
  5. counter for scraps, pieces, etc. · counter

Example sentences

切れはずたずたに切り裂かれた。
The cloth was torn to shreds.
Tatoeba #142112
昔のような身体の切れを取り戻したい。
I wish I could get back the tone and nimbleness I once had.
Tatoeba #142429
肉は何切れにしましょうか。
How many slices of meat would you like?
Tatoeba #122987

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

Kanji in 切れ

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 切れ.

切手きってstamp (postage)切符きっぷticket切るきるto cut大切たいせつimportant親切しんせつkind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 1384840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.