Related words 刈か る 刈る is the common verb meaning 'to cut, mow, reap'. 刈 is the noun form, often used in compounds.
草くさ 刈か り Compound meaning 'grass cutting, mowing'. More common than the standalone 刈 .
Word family· 12 close-cropped hair; harvesting
trimming; cutting; haircut; pruning
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter · lawn mower
harvesting; reaping
weeding; brush clearing
Show 7 more Show fewer string trimmer; weed whacker; brush cutter
hay-meadow commons; common meadow for grass cutting · place or organization from which many hope to benefit; honey pot
grass sickle; scythe for cutting grass
freshly mown; newly cut; newly shorn
harvest; reaping
morote gari; two-hand reap
cut evenly; trim to the same length; crop uniformly
Written forms 刈かり
Standard kanji form for the noun meaning 'cutting' or 'harvesting'. Often used in compounds.
かり Usage 100%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not essential.
Etymology The kanji 刈 is a phono-semantic compound, but the exact derivation of the reading かり is uncertain. It is related to the verb 刈る (to cut).
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