Kirisute

Other forms:

切り捨て (Kirisute) is a Japanese noun meaning “cutting a person down (without a second thought), sacrificing, throwing to the wolves, treating as sword fodder”.

Meanings

  1. nouncutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder
  2. nounomission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

Kanji in 切り捨て

cutdiscard

Related words

to throw awayimportantto cutwith troubleto breakto betrayallto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)chanceto abandonendto be in high spirits