JLPT N5 vocabulary
切る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
きる1Atamadaka · high start
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
- to sever (connections, ties)
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect
- to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)
- to open (something sealed)
- to start
- to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- to reduce, to decrease, to discount
- to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain
- to cross, to traverse
- to criticize sharply
- to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions in kabuki)
- to turn (a vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
- to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut
- to shuffle (cards)
- to discard a tile (mahjong)
- to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate
- to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil on a mimeograph)
- to trump
- to cut (the connection between two groups) (go)
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
- to do completely, to finish doing, suffix after the -masu stem of a verb
- to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ..., suffix after the -masu stem of a verb
- to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly, suffix after the -masu stem of a verb

Conjugation
Ends in -iru / -eru like an ichidan verb, but conjugates as godan.
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 切る | 切 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 切 | 切 |
| Polite presentます形 | 切 | 切 |
| Polite pastました形 | 切 | 切 |
| Te-formて形 | 切 | 切 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 切 | 切 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 切 | 切 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 切 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 切 | 切 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 切 | 切る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 切 | 切 |
| Passive受身形 | 切 | 切 |
| Make / let使役形 | 切 | 切 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 切 | 切 |
Example sentences
彼女は学校きっての運動神経の持ち主だ。
She has the best athletic ability in the whole school.
一日で本を一冊読み切るのは無理というものだ。
Finishing a whole book in one day is simply impossible.
カレーを作ろうと思ったので、予め野菜を切っておいた。
I was thinking of making curry, so I cut up the vegetables in advance.