Word Meaning 切妻

きりずま kirizuma

切妻 is read as きりずま (kirizuma) and means gable.

Meaning

English

  1. gable
  2. gabled roof
  3. building with a gabled roof
  4. gabled roof construction

Reading

Kana

きりずま

Romaji

kirizuma

Writing Variants

  • 切り妻 きりずま kirizuma
  • 切り妻 きりづま kirizuma
  • 切妻 きりづま kirizuma

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 110656 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切妻造

きりづまづくり

gabled roof

切妻屋根

きりづまやね

gabled roof

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