Refers to a physical cut, notch, or incision made in a surface or material.
Used for the end or conclusion of something, often in temporal or sequential contexts. Can also refer to a break or pause between events.
Make a cut in the board to make it easier to break.
The conversation came to a good stopping point.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting', continuative form of 切る) and 目 (me, 'mark, point'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meanings of cut and end.