“To cut down” in Japanese
Short answer
To cut down in Japanese is “伐る” (kiru). Full meaning: to cut down (e.g. trees).
Other ways to say “To cut down” in Japanese
切り倒す
kiritaosu to cut down, to chop down, to fell
切り下げる
kirisageru to cut down, to prune, to reduce, to cut and hang down, to cut shorter; to round down (e.g. fraction)
薙ぎ払う
nagiharau to mow down, to cut down, to slash (horizontally), to make a clean sweep, to sweep away, to brush away
なぎ倒す
nagitaosu to mow down, to cut down, to knock down; to defeat, to beat
切り伏せる
kirifuseru to slay, to cut down (a foe)
削る
kezuru to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce; to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out
伐り倒す
kiritaosu to cut down, to chop down, to fell
切下げる
kirisageru to cut down, to prune, to reduce, to cut and hang down, to cut shorter; to round down (e.g. fraction)
切倒せる
kiritaoseru to cut down, to chop down, to fell
斬り倒す
kiritaosu to cut down, to chop down, to fell
討ち止める
uchitomeru to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill (with a gun, sword, etc.), to slay, to shoot dead, to cut down
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