noun
cutting; tearing off; clipping
General noun for the act of cutting something out or off, such as paper, cloth, or coupons. Also used for clipping articles or images.
新聞の切り取りをスクラップブックに貼った。
I pasted the newspaper clippings into a scrapbook.
このクーポンは切り取り線に沿って切り取って
Please cut out this coupon along the perforation.
noun
Civil engineering term for an excavated section of land, such as for a road or railway through a hill. Often contrasted with 盛り土 (embankment).
この区間は切り取りと盛り土を繰り返して線路が作られた。
In this section, the railway was built through a series of cuts and embankments.
noun
robbery with assault; mugging
Criminal act of stealing by cutting something (e.g., a bag strap) or using a blade to threaten. Often used in compound 切り取り強盗.
昨夜、駅前で切り取り強盗が発生した。
Last night, a robbery with assault occurred in front of the station.
Simplified variant; less common but still seen.
Kanji 斬 emphasizes cutting with a blade; sometimes used in crime contexts for robbery involving a weapon.
Rare simplified variant of 斬り取り.
切り抜き focuses on cutting something out from a larger piece (e.g., a newspaper article), while 切り取り is more general and can refer to the act of cutting off or the resulting piece.
切断 is a more formal or technical term for cutting or severing, often used for physical objects like cables or limbs, whereas 切り取り is more everyday and can include tearing or clipping.
Compound of 切り (continuative form of 切る, 'to cut') + 取り (continuative form of 取る, 'to take'). Literally 'cut and take', referring to the act of cutting something off or out.