Word Meaning 斬る

きる kiru

斬る is read as きる (kiru) and means to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.).

Meaning

English

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
to slice (off)
to lop (off)
to cut (off)

Reading

Kana

きる

Romaji

kiru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 17103 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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斬新

ざんしん

novel

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

きるぎすタン Kyrgyzs-tan