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切り立てる (きりたてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
cut down ; slash ; slay all
Implies cutting or slashing with a blade, often with a sense of thoroughness or violence. Can be used for cutting down multiple opponents or slashing something to pieces. Somewhat literary or dramatic.
かたな
で
藪やぶ
を
切き
り
立た
て
て
道みち
を
作つく
っ
た
。
He slashed through the thicket with his sword to make a path.
Similar words 切き る 切る is the general verb for 'to cut'. 切り立てる adds a nuance of vigorous, repeated, or thorough cutting, often in a violent or dramatic context.
斬き り 立た てる 斬り立てる uses the kanji 斬 (to slash/kill with a blade) and is more explicitly associated with killing or slashing people. 切り立てる can be used for both people and objects.
Etymology Compound of 切り (continuative form of 切る, 'to cut') + 立てる (auxiliary verb meaning 'to do vigorously' or 'to start doing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields the meaning of cutting forcefully or repeatedly.
