Word Meaning 切り合う

きりあう kiriau

切り合う is read as きりあう (kiriau) and means to fight with swords.

Meaning

English

  1. to fight with swords
  2. to cross swords

Reading

Kana

きりあう

Romaji

kiriau

Writing Variants

  • 斬り合う きりあう kiriau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 55671 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一切合切

いっさいがっさい

any and every thing

合切

がっさい

all altogether

区切り子集合

くぎりししゅうごう

delimiter set

区切り子集合引数

くぎりししゅうごうひきすう

delimiter set parameter

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