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

omission
rounding down (e.g. fractions)
truncation
cutting a person down (without a second thought)
sacrificing
throwing to the wolves
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

切り捨てられる

きりすてられる

can be discarded

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

切り替える

きりかえる

to change

切り札

きりふだ

ace up one's sleeve

切り替え

きりかえ

exchange

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

Example Sentences

もう少しやさしく意見してあげたらどうなの。一刀両断のもと切り捨てられた彼の立場も考えてよ。

Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.