切り違い
Meanings
1
decorative alternating diagonal cut
A culinary cutting technique where alternating diagonal slices are made, often used for cucumbers, udo, and similar vegetables to create an attractive pattern.
I cut the cucumber into alternating diagonal slices and used them to garnish the salad.
2
usually written using kana alonego (game)
In the game of Go, a cross-cut is a tactical pattern where two pairs of stones intersect diagonally. Usually written in kana as キリチガイ.
In this position, the cross-cut is an effective tesuji.