Word Meaning 切り戻す

きりもどす kirimodosu

切り戻す is read as きりもどす (kirimodosu) and means to prune back (plant, shrub, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to prune back (plant, shrub, etc.)

Reading

Kana

きりもどす

Romaji

kirimodosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 125740 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切戻

せつらい

switch-back (reversal of redundancy switching following repair)

切戻し

きりもどし

cutting back

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り倒す

きりたおす

to cut down

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