Word Meaning 切戻し

きりもどし kirimodoshi

切戻し is read as きりもどし (kirimodoshi) and means cutting back.

Meaning

English

cutting back
pruning

Reading

Kana

きりもどし

Romaji

kirimodoshi

Writing Variants

切り戻し きりもどし kirimodoshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 125271 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切戻

せつらい

switch-back (reversal of redundancy switching following repair)

切り戻す

きりもどす

to prune back (plant, shrub, etc.)

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback

切回し

きりまわし

management

切り出し

きりだし

(beef) scraps

切り干し

きりぼし

dried daikon strips

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.)