JLPT N1 · Noun

切れ目 (kireme)

切れ目 (きれめ, kireme) is a Japanese noun meaning “gap; break”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きれめ
Romaji: kireme
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

gap; break; rift · noun
pause; interval; interruption · noun
cut; incision; notch; score · noun
end · noun

Example sentences

金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。

The end of money is the end of love.

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

Kanji in 切れ目

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

eye, class, lookモク・ボク・め・-め · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 切れ目.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1591930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.