Word Meaning 切れる

きれる kireru

切れる is read as きれる (kireru) and means to be able to do completely.

Meaning

English

to be able to do completely
to be injured
to dry off
to shuffle (cards)
to curve
to veer
to cut well
to be sharp

Reading

Kana

きれる

Romaji

kireru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14725 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切る

きる

to criticize sharply

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)

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

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる

to be at one's wits' end

切り詰める

きりつめる

to shorten

切り替わる

きりかわる

to change (to)

切り整える

きりととのえる

to cut and prepare (stones)

切り拡げる

きりひろげる

to cut and enlarge

切り離れる

きりはなれる

to cut off and separate

Example Sentences

このナイフはよく切れる。

このないふはよくきれる。

This knife cuts well.