Word Meaning 切り捨てる

きりすてる kirisuteru

切り捨てる is read as きりすてる (kirisuteru) and means to cut off and throw away.

Meaning

English

  1. to cut off and throw away
  2. to cut (someone) down
  3. to slay
  4. to abandon
  5. to disregard
  6. to discard
  7. to throw to the wolves
  8. to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place)

Reading

Kana

きりすてる

Romaji

kirisuteru

Writing Variants

  • 斬り捨てる きりすてる kirisuteru
  • 切捨てる きりすてる kirisuteru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 6998 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切って捨てる

きってすてる

to cut off and throw away

切捨て機能

きりすてきのう

round-down function

切り捨て御免

きりすてごめん

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

切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる

to be at one's wits' end

切る

きる

to criticize sharply

切れる

きれる

to be able to do completely

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off