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7 words matching 'きる' found
きる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
着る
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Reading : きる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
2. to bear (guilt, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 183,262 which gives a rank of 265
着る is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 16,000 (about 43,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 133 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2988
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 13 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
アキナ
なに
ています

What does Akina have on?
ふく
ました

Have you finished dressing?
ヒロミ
あたら
しい
ようふく
洋服
ている

Hiromi wears a new dress.
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きる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 32,000 (about 18,600,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 13 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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著る
BOOST
Reading : きる   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 28,000 (about 22,200,000 results)
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きる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
切る
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Reading : きる   
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)
3. to turn off (e.g. the light)
4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect  (see also: 電話を切る)
5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
6. to open (something sealed)
7. to start
8. to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.)
9. to reduce; to decrease; to discount  (see also: 値切る)
10. to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
11. to cross; to traverse
12. to criticize sharply
13. to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
14. to turn (a vehicle)
15. to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
16. to shuffle (cards)
17. to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
18. to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
19. to trump  (see also: 切り札)
20. (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone)
21. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)  (also written as 鑽る)
22. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
23. to finish; to complete  (see also: 疲れきる; after the -masu stem of a verb)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 181,486 which gives a rank of 283
切る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 40,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 204 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3203
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
やさい
って
ください
Please cut the vegetables.
でんわ
電話
らないで
くだ
さい
まだ
はなし
わっていません

Don't hang up; I haven't finished talking to you.
どこ
らなくて

We have to draw a line somewhere.
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きる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 32,000 (about 18,600,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 11 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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きる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
斬る
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Reading : きる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off); to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 84,963 which gives a rank of 9,375
斬る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 49,000 (about 9,710,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2644
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 44 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
ふうそう
風霜
かれつ
苛烈
やみ
title of book, album etc.
Severe Hardships: Killing Bad Guys with a Sword
かれ
その
かぞく
家族
かたな
って
ころ
した

He killed the family, cutting them with a sword.
もしそれするつもりならばよいスタートきらなければならない
If you are to do it, you must make a good start.
きる
BOOST
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• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 29,000 (about 20,100,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N0
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5285
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 44 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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きる is a reading of every form of the following word:
鑚る
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Reading : きる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)  (obscure term)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 18,685 which gives a rank of 157,040
鑚る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 203,000 (about 239,000 results)
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鑽る
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Reading : きる   
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 205,000 (about 224,000 results)
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きる is the reading of the following word:
剪る
BOOST
Reading : きる   
to cut; to prune; to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 19,543 which gives a rank of 152,623
• Google Japan frequency rank: 174,000 (about 422,000 results)
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きる is the reading of the following word:
截る
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Reading : きる   
to cut (e.g. cloth)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 19,009 which gives a rank of 155,607
• Google Japan frequency rank: 188,000 (about 353,000 results)
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きる is the reading of the following word:
伐る
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Reading : きる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut down (e.g. trees)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 24,407 which gives a rank of 115,844
• Google Japan frequency rank: 231,000 (about 73,700 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17100
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チャク   ジャク   つ to arrive   つける to attach   き to wear   きせる to make wear   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
チョ   あらわ to publish, write   いちじるしい remarkable   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old
grass   
セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
トウ   かたな sword   
ザン   き to kill   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
シャ   くるま car   
サン   き to make fire by rubbing sticks   
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サン    agreement; praise   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
セン   さき ahead   
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whereupon by the ground
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
legs
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
セン   はさ to snip, to clip   
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ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
セツ   た to cut (off)   
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little bird
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ten spears
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
tasseled spear
バツ    to fell   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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