Word Meaning 切り進む

きりすすむ kirisusumu

切り進む is read as きりすすむ (kirisusumu) and means to cleave.

Meaning

English

  1. to cleave
  2. to saw through
  3. to hack apart

Reading

Kana

きりすすむ

Romaji

kirisusumu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 68409 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り込む

きりこむ

to cut deep into

切り苛む

きりさいなむ

to cut to pieces

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback