切れ (Kire) is a Japanese noun meaning “piece, slice, strip, scrap”.
Meanings
- nounpiece; slice; strip; scrap
- nounclothalso written as 布, 裂
- nounsharpness
- nounagility
- countercounter for scraps, pieces, etc.
Examples
肉は何切れにしましょうか。
How many slices of meat would you like?
彼は一枚の紙切れを取り出した。
He took out a piece of paper.
切れはずたずたに切り裂かれた。
The cloth was torn to shreds.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).