Word Meaning 切り落とす

きりおとす kiriotosu

切り落とす is read as きりおとす (kiriotosu) and means to cut off.

Meaning

English

to cut off
to lop off
to prune

Reading

Kana

きりおとす

Romaji

kiriotosu

Writing Variants

切り落す きりおとす kiriotosu
切落す きりおとす kiriotosu
切落とす きりおとす kiriotosu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 22714 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り落とし

きりおとし

clipping

幕を切って落とす

まくをきっておとす

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

幕が切って落とされる

まくがきっておとされる

to begin grandly

逆切り落し

ぎゃくきりおとし

shielding

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

切り回す

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

Example Sentences

トムは私を脅したんだ。もし彼にお金を渡さなかったら、私の指を切り落とすと言ったんだ。

Tom threatened me. He said if I didn't give him the money, he'd cut off one of my fingers.