Refers to a cut-out portion or a notch in a physical object, such as in woodworking, metalworking, or mechanical parts.
This part requires a notch.
Assemble by making cutouts in the board.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.
Variant spelling.
Compound of 切り (kiri, continuative form of 切る 'to cut') and 欠き (kaki, continuative form of 欠く 'to lack, to chip'), literally 'cutting and chipping'.