Word Meaning 切り捨て

きりすて kirisute

切り捨て is read as きりすて (kirisute) and means omission.

Meaning

English

  1. omission
  2. rounding down (e.g. fractions)
  3. truncation
  4. cutting a person down (without a second thought)
  5. sacrificing
  6. throwing to the wolves
  7. treating as sword fodder

Reading

Kana

きりすて

Romaji

kirisute

Writing Variants

  • 斬り捨て きりすて kirisute
  • 斬捨て きりすて kirisute
  • 切捨て きりすて kirisute

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 切り上げ Rank 16328 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

切捨て機能

きりすてきのう

round-down function

切って捨てる

きってすてる

to cut off and throw away

切り捨て御免

きりすてごめん

right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

切符

きっぷ

ticket

切り札

きりふだ

ace up one's sleeve

切り身

きりみ

cut

切り羽

きりは

face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.)

切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる

to be at one's wits' end