godan verb (-su), transitive verb
quarry; cut and extract; hew
Used for extracting stone, timber, or other natural resources by cutting. The variant 伐り出す is specific to felling trees.
山から石材を切り出す。
They quarry stone from the mountain.
森林から木材を切り出す作業
The work of cutting and extracting timber from the forest is heavy labor.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
broach a topic; break the ice; begin to talk
Used when someone initiates a conversation or brings up a subject, often one that is delicate or has been avoided. Common in social and business contexts.
彼は思い切って本題を切り出した。
He finally broached the main subject.
どうやってその話を切り出そうか迷っている。
I'm wondering how to bring up that topic.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
start a fire (by friction or striking)
Refers to traditional fire-starting methods such as using a flint or rubbing sticks together. The variant 鑽り出す is specific to this sense. Rare in modern daily life.
昔の人は火打ち石で火を切り出した。
People in the old days started a fire with a flint.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
extract a segment; splice out
Used in media editing to select and cut out a portion from a file, such as a video clip or audio sample.
動画から必要な部分だけを切り出す。
Extract only the necessary part from the video.