cut

HSK 4 N3

Communication →Language

qiè, qiē

セツ、サイ

き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ

절, 체

Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 七 represents the sound.

Components

七 seven+ 刀 sword =

切 cut

七 Phonetic component

qī seven

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刀 Meaning component

dāo sword

knife

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

切

Regular

Modern

Chinese

切 [qiē]

to cut; to slice; tangent (math)

切 [qiè]

definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fǎnqiè]

Japanese

切せつ同音

adj-nanoun eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute
int. abbrev. OFF (on switch) (also きり)

切り、限り、切 (irreg.) 、限 (irreg.) きり、キリ同音

noun

usually kana end; finish; place to stop
usually kana bound; limit; end
finance delivery date (of a futures contract)
finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
trump card
card games king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
Go usually kana cut (usu. キリ)

counter

counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)

particle

usually kana only; just (sometimes pronounced ぎり)
usually kana (ever) since; after (usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり)
usually kana continuously; remaining (in a particular state) (sometimes pronounced ぎり)