Word Meaning 切り刻む

きりきざむ kirikizamu

切り刻む is read as きりきざむ (kirikizamu) and means to hew.

Meaning

English

  1. to hew
  2. to chop up
  3. to mangle
  4. to mince

Reading

Kana

きりきざむ

Romaji

kirikizamu

Writing Variants

  • 斬り刻む きりきざむ kirikizamu
  • 斬刻む きりきざむ kirikizamu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 122651 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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切り込む

きりこむ

to cut deep into

切り苛む

きりさいなむ

to cut to pieces

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりとり

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

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback