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切り合う (きりあう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きり合あう

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

fight with swords; cross swords

Describes two or more people engaging in a sword fight. The intransitive verb implies mutual action.

侍さむらいたちが道どう場じょうで真しん剣けんに切きり合あった。
The samurai fought with real swords in the dojo.
映えい画がのクライマックスで主しゅ人じん

公こう

と

敵てき

が

切き

り

合あ

う

。

In the movie's climax, the hero and the villain cross swords.

Written forms

切きり合あうUsage33%
Standard kanji spelling for the general sense of cutting each other, including sword fighting.
斬きり合あうUsage67%
Emphasizes slashing or killing with a blade; more dramatic or literary than 切り合う.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
合fit, suit, join
斬beheading, kill, murder

Similar words

斬きる
斬る is a transitive verb meaning 'to cut (someone) with a sword', while 切り合う is intransitive and describes mutual sword fighting.
戦たたかう
戦う is a general verb for fighting or struggling, not limited to swords. 切り合う specifically involves blades.

Etymology

Compound of 切り (continuative form of 切る, 'to cut') + 合う ('to do mutually'). The kanji 斬り is a variant emphasizing slashing or killing.