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きる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
きる
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'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: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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きる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 29,000 (about 20,100,000 results)
• 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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Example sentences:
かれ
ようやくそのおんな
きった
He finally broke up with that woman.
かのじょ
彼女
リンゴ
はんぶん
半分
きった
She cut the apple in half.
さぎょう
作業
する
ひと
かみ
みじか
きらなければなりません
Workers must have their hair cut short.
斬る
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Reading : きる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• 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)
• 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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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   
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