Kiru

JLPT N2

斬る (Kiru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

Kanji in 斬る

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