Word Meaning 切り詰め

きりつめ kiritsume

切り詰め is read as きりつめ (kiritsume) and means retrenchment.

Meaning

English

  1. retrenchment
  2. curtailment

Reading

Kana

きりつめ

Romaji

kiritsume

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 23177 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる

to be at one's wits' end

詰切る

つめきる

to be or remain always on hand

詰め腹を切らされる

つめばらをきらされる

to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign

切符

きっぷ

ticket

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

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.)

Example Sentences

1

We cut our living costs.