Meanings
Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp
Radicals
Decomposition
βΏ°δΈε
Etymology
Pictophonetic: knife
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
761 words totalkeratotomy
cutout (paper) doll
cutout picture
cutouts (of coloured paper)
crisp
on-off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device on and off at specified times)
off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device off at a certain time)
man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle)
osteotomy
act of treachery
appendectomy
to spend money freely
clearance (e.g. clearance sale)
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
pneumonectomy
gastrectomy
lung lobectomy
to get over
pneumonectomy
only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)