切る (Kiru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery), to sever (connections, ties)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
- godan verb, transitive verbto sever (connections, ties)
- godan verb, transitive verbto turn off (e.g. the light)
- godan verb, transitive verbto terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
- godan verb, transitive verbto punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- godan verb, transitive verbto open (something sealed)
Examples
切らないでよ！
Don't hang up!
母はケーキを切った。
My mother cut the cake.
彼は山中で木を切る。
He fells trees on the mountain.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).