godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Used for cutting back plants, hedges, or hair to shape them or keep them neat.
庭の生け垣をきれいに刈り込んだ。
I neatly trimmed the hedge in the garden.
髪を短く
I had my hair cut short.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
harvest and store
Specifically for reaping a crop and putting it into storage; not a general word for harvesting.
稲を刈り込んで倉に納める。
They reap the rice and store it in the warehouse.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Used for shortening or trimming a manuscript, article, or budget; often implies removing unnecessary parts.
長すぎる原稿を半分に刈り込んだ。
I cut the overly long manuscript down by half.