切きり落おとす

き

り

お

と

す

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

cut off; lop off; prune

Used for physically cutting something off, often with a single decisive action. Can refer to pruning branches, trimming excess, or severing a part from a whole.

庭にわの木きの枝えだを切きり落おとした。
I cut off the branches of the tree in the garden.
魚さかな

の

頭あたま

を

切き

り

落お

とし

て

から

調ちょう

理り

する

。

I cut off the fish's head before cooking it.

Written forms

切きり落おとすUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent form in modern writing.
切きり落おとすUsage3%
Variant spelling with 落す; less common but still encountered.
切落きりおとすUsage1%
Rare variant combining 切 and 落す.
切きり落おとすUsage<1%
Rare variant using 切 instead of 切り.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

切きる
切る is the general verb for cutting, while 切り落とす specifically means cutting something off or away from a larger whole.
刈かる
刈る is used for cutting grass, hair, or crops, often with a sense of trimming or mowing, whereas 切り落とす implies a more forceful removal.

Etymology

Compound of 切り (continuative form of 切る, 'to cut') + 落とす ('to drop' or 'to let fall'), literally 'cut and drop'. The combination yields the meaning of cutting something off so that it falls away.