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切り株 (きりかぶ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きり株かぶ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

tree stump; stubble

Refers to the base of a cut tree or plant left in the ground; also used for crop stubble like rice stubble after harvest.

庭にわの切きり株かぶに腰こしをかけた。
I sat on the tree stump in the garden.
田たんぼには稲いねの切きり株かぶが残のこっている。
Rice stubble remains in the paddy field.

Written forms

切きり株かぶUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
切きり株かぶUsage27%
Variant kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
株

stocks, stump, shares

Similar words

株かぶ
株 is a stump or rootstock, often used for living plants or financial shares; 切り株 specifically refers to the cut remnant.
切きり口くち
切り口 is the cut end or cross-section surface, while 切り株 is the remaining stump or stubble.

Etymology

Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting', from 切る) and 株 (kabu, 'stump, stock'). The reading きりかぶ is a straightforward combination.