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刈る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Used for cutting or trimming grass, hair, crops, branches, wool, etc. with a blade or scissors. Covers mowing, pruning, shearing, and harvesting.

〈場ば所しょ〉の草くさを刈かるto mow/cut the grass of a place
毎まい週しゅう末まつ、庭にわの草くさを刈かっている。
I mow the grass in the yard every weekend.
〈物もの〉を短みじかく刈かるto cut something (hair, grass) short
夏なつになると髪かみを短みじかく刈かる人ひとが多おおい。
Many people cut their hair short when summer comes.
稲いねを刈かるto harvest rice
秋あきになると農のう家かは稲いねを刈かる。
When autumn comes, farmers harvest the rice.

刈かり取とる
刈る is the plain verb for cutting grass, hair, or crops, while 刈り取る adds the nuance of cutting and removing it completely, as in harvesting.
切きるN5
切る is the general verb for cutting or severing almost anything, whereas 刈る is used specifically for trimming grass, hair, crops, or wool with a sweeping motion.
刈かり込こむ
刈る is the plain, general verb for cutting grass, hair, or crops, while 刈り込む specifically means trimming into a neat shape or cutting back for storage.
摘つむN1
刈る means to mow or trim over a wider area (grass, hair), while 摘む refers to nipping off small individual parts by hand or with scissors.

伸のばすN4
刈る means to cut something (like hair or grass) short, while 伸ばす means to let it grow longer.

狩かる
刈る means to cut or trim things like grass and hair, while 狩る (same pronunciation) means to hunt animals or game.
剃そるN3
剃る means to shave hair off completely down to the skin, while 刈る means to cut or trim hair/grass to a shorter length without removing it entirely.
駆かる
刈る is pronounced identically to 駆る but means 'to cut/mow' (as in cutting grass or hair), a completely different meaning.

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Native Japanese verb. The kanji 刈 is composed of 刂 (knife) and 乂 (to mow), suggesting cutting with a blade.