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きる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
切る
BOOST
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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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
BOOST
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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)
• 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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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   
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