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切り欠く (きりかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きり欠かく

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

Used for cutting a notch or a shaped opening into a material, such as wood or metal.

板いたの端はしを切きり欠かいて、はめ込こむ部ぶ分ぶんを作つくる。
Cut a notch in the edge of the board to make a fitting part.
金きん

属ぞく

板ばん

に

小ちい

さな

穴あな

を

切き

り

欠か

く

。

Cut a small hole in the metal plate.

Written forms

切きり欠かくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
切きり欠かく
Variant spelling; less common than 切り欠く.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
欠lack, gap, fail

Similar words

切きり抜ぬく
切り抜く means to cut something out completely, often from paper or cloth, while 切り欠く focuses on making a notch or partial cutout.
刻きざむ
刻む means to chop finely or carve, often with repeated cuts, whereas 切り欠く is a single notching action.

Etymology

Compound of 切り (cutting) and 欠く (to lack, to chip). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with making a notch or cutout.