切れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Etymology

Nominative form of ()れる (kireru, be cut off, be injured).

Noun

() • (kire) 

  1. sharpness, cutting quality
  2. cloth
  3. piece, bit, strip, slice
  4. (informal, of movement) sharpness and briskness
    ()れがいいきれきれきれっきれ
    kire ga ii, kirekire, kirekkire
    being skilfully sharp and brisk
    (からだ)()いい
    karada no kire ga ii
    able to move with incredible adroitness

Derived terms

Counter

() • (-kire) 

  1. strips or slices

Derived terms

  • (ひと)() (hitokire, slice, small piece)
  • (はん)() (hankire, half a piece)
  • (ふた)()れのパン (futakire no pan, two slices of bread)
  • ケーキ(ひと)() (kēki hitokire, a piece of cake)

Suffix

() • (-gire) 

  1. expiration of, depletion of

Derived terms

  • () (-gire, split)
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