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切 means 'cut'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 157   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-4    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 9    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 274 words   Used in 806 words   Used in 684 names   Component in 4 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セツ   サイ
Kun
   きる to cut   きれる to break, to snap
Additional readings
Kun    きり   -きり   -ぎり   -きれる   きれ   -きれ   -ぎれ
Name    きつ   きり   ぎり
Components
⿰  七 seven  刀 sword  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 切 is used 27 times, read 3 ways (with 4 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 切 is used 773 times, read 4 ways (with 7 variations).
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セツ : 74 words FIND ALL
た い せ つ 0
1. important; necessary; indispensable
2. beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable
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セツ (read as せっ) : 30 words FIND ALL
せ っ ぷ く 0
ritual suicide; disembowelment; seppuku; harakiri
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サイ : 13 words FIND ALL
い っ さ い 1
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. all; everything; the whole; lock, stock, and barrel
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. absolutely not (with negative); without exception; entirely not
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きる : 417 words FIND ALL
き る 1
suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)  (see also: 縁を切る)
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きる (read as ぎ) : 126 words FIND ALL
う ら ぎ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
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きる (read as きり) : 61 words FIND ALL
ふ み き り 0
Most common form: 踏切り
noun
1. railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing
2. starting line; scratch
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きれる (read as きれ) : 4 words FIND ALL
Most common form: 切れ手
noun
man of ability
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ぎれ: 3 words. FIND ALL
こ だ い ぎ れ 2
noun
ancient cloth fragment
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ぎり: 5 words. FIND ALL
お お ぎ り 0
noun
1. large cut (e.g. of meat)  (this meaning is restricted to form 大切り, 大切)
2. last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
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ぎっ: 10 words. FIND ALL
こ ぎ っ て 2
noun
cheque; check
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きっ: 30 words. FIND ALL
き っ て 0
noun
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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An additional きっ less common words include 切 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 173 (originally: 156)  Joy o' Kanji : 156  Key to Kanji: 619 

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切
セツ   サイ   きる to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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七
シチ   ななつ    なな    なの seven   
刀
トウ   かたな sword   
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