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掻っ切る (かっきる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

掻かっ切きる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

cut; slash; slit

Emphatic or forceful cutting, often with a single strong stroke. Related to 掻き切る.

See also: 掻き切る

彼かれはナイフでロープを掻かっ切きった。
He slashed the rope with a knife.

枝えだを掻かっ切きって道みちを作つくった。

We cut through the branches to make a path.

Written forms

掻かっ切きる
Standard kanji spelling.
かっ切きるUsage83%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in informal writing.
かっきるUsage17%

Kanji

掻scratch, rake, comb
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

掻かき切きる
掻き切る is a less emphatic form meaning 'to cut off' or 'to sever', while 掻っ切る adds a sense of forcefulness or a single decisive stroke.

Etymology

Derived from 掻き切る (kakikiru) with a geminated consonant for emphasis, a common pattern in Japanese verbs.