How do you read 切り?

切り is read きり (kiri), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

How is 切り used in a sentence?

玉ねぎを切ります。 — I cut the onion.

How do you write 切り in romaji?

切り is written kiri in romaji.

切きり

Q: What JLPT level is 切り?

切り is a JLPT N1 word (advanced).

きり · kiri

JLPT N1 › noun

End, finish, place to stop

bound, limit, end
delivery date (of a futures contract)
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

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Odaka

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Example sentences

玉ねぎを切ります。

たまねぎをきります。

I cut the onion.

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包丁で野菜を切ります。

ほうちょうでやさいをきります。

I cut vegetables with a knife.

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ケーキを切りました。

けーきをきりました。

I cut the cake.

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野菜も切りましょう。

やさいもきりましょう。

Let's cut the vegetables too.

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切Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp 音せつ・さい訓き.る・-き.る JLPT N4 · 4 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

一切いっさいwithout exception, the whole 親切しんせつkindness 痛切つうせつkeen, deep 切りきりlimits, place to leave off 切れきれcloth, piece, cut 踏切ふみきりrailway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, cr

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What does 切り mean?

End, finish, place to stop. It can also mean: bound, limit, end; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville).

How do you pronounce 切り?

きり (kiri). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 切り?

JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.

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