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切り手 (きりて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きり手て

Meanings

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noun

cutter; certificate

Can refer to a person who cuts, a cutting tool, or a certificate (e.g., a ticket stub or coupon). The exact meaning depends on context.

この切きり手ては、映えい画がの半はん券けんとして使つかえます。
This cutter can be used as a movie ticket stub.
彼かれは熟じゅく練れんの切きり手てだ。
He is a skilled cutter.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
手hand

Etymology

Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting', from 切る) and 手 (te, 'hand' or 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with cutting-related meanings.