Skip to content
今日の漢字
Secondary school

beheading, kill, murder

11 strokes · frequency rank #2132

On
ザン、サン、セン、ゼン
Kun
き.る

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Common words

  1. きるto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)1
  2. ざんしんnovel; original; new; innovative2
    • This is what we call a "brand new idea".

    • His utter failure at the last peace conference has taught him to arm himself to the teeth with new tricks and tactics.

Study