cutting; tearing off; clipping
General noun for the act of cutting something out or off, such as paper, cloth, or coupons. Also used for clipping articles or images.
新聞の切り取りをスクラップブックに貼った。
I pasted the newspaper clippings into a scrapbook.
このクーポンは切り取り線に沿って切り取ってください。
Please cut out this coupon along the perforation.
Civil engineering term for an excavated section of land, such as for a road or railway through a hill. Often contrasted with 盛り土 (embankment).
この区間は切り取りと盛り土を繰り返して線路が作られた。
In this section, the railway was built through a series of cuts and embankments.
robbery with assault; mugging
Criminal act of stealing by cutting something (e.g., a bag strap) or using a blade to threaten. Often used in compound 切り取り強盗.
昨夜、駅前で切り取り強盗が発生した。
Last night, a robbery with assault occurred in front of the station.
切断 is a more formal or technical term for cutting or severing, often used for physical objects like cables or limbs, whereas 切り取り is more everyday and can include tearing or clipping.
cut-off line; perforated line; dotted line
violent robbery; mugging with a weapon; robbery involving killing
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and general contexts.
Simplified variant; less common but still seen.
Kanji 斬 emphasizes cutting with a blade; sometimes used in crime contexts for robbery involving a weapon.
Rare simplified variant of 斬り取り.
Compound of 切り (continuative form of 切る, 'to cut') + 取り (continuative form of 取る, 'to take'). Literally 'cut and take', referring to the act of cutting something off or out.