Word Meaning 切り詰める

きりつめる kiritsumeru

切り詰める is read as きりつめる (kiritsumeru) and means to shorten.

Meaning

English

to shorten
to cut short
to trim
to cut down on
to reduce
to scrimp on
to economize
to economise

Reading

Kana

きりつめる

Romaji

kiritsumeru

Writing Variants

切りつめる きりつめる kiritsumeru
切詰める きりつめる kiritsumeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 20775 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる

to be at one's wits' end

切り詰め

きりつめ

retrenchment

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

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

切り替える

きりかえる

to change

切り替わる

きりかわる

to change (to)

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

切り上げる

きりあげる

to revalue (currency)

切り下げる

きりさげる

to round down (e.g. fraction)