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.
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.
Standard kanji spelling for the culinary cutting technique.
Kana spelling is usual for the Go term; usually written in kana.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting') + 違い (chigai, 'difference, crossing'). The culinary sense refers to the alternating pattern, while the Go sense is a specialized term for a cross-cut pattern.