Word Meaning 切り倒す

きりたおす kiritaosu

切り倒す is read as きりたおす (kiritaosu) and means to cut down.

Meaning

English

to cut down
to chop down
to fell

Reading

Kana

きりたおす

Romaji

kiritaosu

Writing Variants

斬り倒す きりたおす kiritaosu
切倒す きりたおす kiritaosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24095 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り落とす

きりおとす

to cut off

切回す

きりまわす

to cut around

切り離す

きりはなす

to cut off (from)

切り崩す

きりくずす

to level (earth)

切らす

きらす

to be out of (e.g. breath)

切り出す

きりだす

to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

Example Sentences

木は全部切り倒すつもりなの？

Are you going to cut down all the trees?

ここの木を全部切り倒すつもりなのですか。

Are you going to cut down all the trees here?