Kire

JLPT N3

切れ (Kire) is a Japanese noun meaning “piece, slice, strip, scrap”.

Meanings

  1. nounpiece; slice; strip; scrap
  2. nounclothalso written as 布, 裂
  3. nounsharpness
  4. nounagility
  5. countercounter for scraps, pieces, etc.

Examples

  • How many slices of meat would you like?

  • He took out a piece of paper.

  • The cloth was torn to shreds.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 切れ

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