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切り取り線 (kiritorisen) Japanese meaning: cut-off line | Kotomora

切きり取とり線せん

also: キリトリせん

き

り

と

り

せ

ん

Meanings

1

cut-off line; perforated line; dotted line

A printed line on paper, often perforated or dotted, indicating where to cut or tear. Common on forms, tickets, and coupons.

申もうし込こみ書しょの切きり取とり線せんに沿そって切き

り

取と

っ

て

ください

。

Please cut along the cut-off line on the application form.

このチケットの切きり取とり線せんから切きり離はなしてください。

Please detach this ticket along the perforated line.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
取take, fetch, take up
線line, track

Related words

ミシン目め
Refers specifically to the perforations themselves (the row of small holes), while 切り取り線 is the printed line indicating where to cut, which may or may not be perforated.

Built from

切きり取とる+線せん

Written forms

切きり取とり線せん
Standard kanji spelling.
切きり取とり線せん
Abbreviated kanji form, less common but still seen.
切きり取とり線せん
Variant with 取り in kanji; less common.
きりとり線せん
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for clarity.
キリトリ線せん
Katakana spelling of the first part, often seen in casual or design contexts.
キリトリせん

Etymology

Compound of 切り取り (kiritori, 'cutting off') + 線 (sen, 'line').