"刈" meaning in Japanese

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Character

Forms: Jōyō kanji [romanization]
  1. reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-刈-ja-character-ZAJIpFPb Categories (other): Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: 刈る (karu) (ruby: ()) (english: cut, mow, harvest), 刈り込む (karikomu) (ruby: (), ()) (english: cut, dress, prune), 刈り取る (karitoru) (ruby: (), ()) (english: mow, reap, harvest), 刈り入れ (kariire) (ruby: (), ()) (english: harvest), 刈り立て (karitate) (ruby: (), ()) (english: new mown, newly cut), 稲刈り (inekari) (ruby: (いね), ()) (english: rice reaping), 草刈り (kusakari) (ruby: (くさ), ()) (english: mowing, mower), 丸刈り (marugari) (ruby: (まる), ()) (english: close clipping), 刈除 (gaijo) (ruby: (がい), (じょ)) (english: To cut and eliminate, to root out; widely used for weeding or removing unwanted plants, in both the literal and figurative senses.), 刈除 (kaijo) (ruby: (かい), (じょ)) (english: Just as with *gaijo*, this is the version derived from the older stratum.), 刈獲 (gekaku) (ruby: (), (かく)) (english: gekaku (now more commonly written with different kanji or read as *がいかく*). This term refers to the act of harvesting or reaping.)

Alternative forms

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          "ruby": [
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          "translation": "cut, mow, harvest",
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          "english": "cut, dress, prune",
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          "ruby": [
            [
              "刈",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "込",
              "こ"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "cut, dress, prune",
          "word": "刈り込む"
        },
        {
          "english": "mow, reap, harvest",
          "roman": "karitoru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "刈",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "取",
              "と"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "mow, reap, harvest",
          "word": "刈り取る"
        },
        {
          "english": "harvest",
          "roman": "kariire",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "刈",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "入",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "english": "new mown, newly cut",
          "roman": "karitate",
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            [
              "刈",
              "か"
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              "立",
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            ]
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          "translation": "new mown, newly cut",
          "word": "刈り立て"
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        {
          "english": "rice reaping",
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              "稲",
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              "刈",
              "か"
            ]
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        },
        {
          "english": "mowing, mower",
          "roman": "kusakari",
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              "草",
              "くさ"
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            [
              "刈",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "mowing, mower",
          "word": "草刈り"
        },
        {
          "english": "close clipping",
          "roman": "marugari",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "丸",
              "まる"
            ],
            [
              "刈",
              "が"
            ]
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          "translation": "close clipping",
          "word": "丸刈り"
        },
        {
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            [
              "刈",
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            ],
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              "除",
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            ]
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          "translation": "To cut and eliminate, to root out; widely used for weeding or removing unwanted plants, in both the literal and figurative senses.",
          "word": "刈除"
        },
        {
          "english": "Just as with *gaijo*, this is the version derived from the older stratum.",
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            [
              "刈",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "除",
              "じょ"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "Just as with *gaijo*, this is the version derived from the older stratum.",
          "word": "刈除"
        },
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          "english": "gekaku (now more commonly written with different kanji or read as *がいかく*). This term refers to the act of harvesting or reaping.",
          "roman": "gekaku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "刈",
              "げ"
            ],
            [
              "獲",
              "かく"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "gekaku (now more commonly written with different kanji or read as *がいかく*). This term refers to the act of harvesting or reaping.",
          "word": "刈獲"
        }
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          "reap",
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      "english": "cut, mow, harvest",
      "roman": "karu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "刈",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "cut, mow, harvest",
      "word": "刈る"
    },
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      "english": "cut, dress, prune",
      "roman": "karikomu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "刈",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "込",
          "こ"
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      ],
      "translation": "cut, dress, prune",
      "word": "刈り込む"
    },
    {
      "english": "mow, reap, harvest",
      "roman": "karitoru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "刈",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "取",
          "と"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "mow, reap, harvest",
      "word": "刈り取る"
    },
    {
      "english": "harvest",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "刈",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "入",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "harvest",
      "word": "刈り入れ"
    },
    {
      "english": "new mown, newly cut",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "刈",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "new mown, newly cut",
      "word": "刈り立て"
    },
    {
      "english": "rice reaping",
      "roman": "inekari",
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          "稲",
          "いね"
        ],
        [
          "刈",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "rice reaping",
      "word": "稲刈り"
    },
    {
      "english": "mowing, mower",
      "roman": "kusakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "草",
          "くさ"
        ],
        [
          "刈",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "mowing, mower",
      "word": "草刈り"
    },
    {
      "english": "close clipping",
      "roman": "marugari",
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        [
          "丸",
          "まる"
        ],
        [
          "刈",
          "が"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "close clipping",
      "word": "丸刈り"
    },
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        [
          "刈",
          "がい"
        ],
        [
          "除",
          "じょ"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "To cut and eliminate, to root out; widely used for weeding or removing unwanted plants, in both the literal and figurative senses.",
      "word": "刈除"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kaijo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "刈",
          "かい"
        ],
        [
          "除",
          "じょ"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "Just as with *gaijo*, this is the version derived from the older stratum.",
      "word": "刈除"
    },
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      "roman": "gekaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "刈",
          "げ"
        ],
        [
          "獲",
          "かく"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "gekaku (now more commonly written with different kanji or read as *がいかく*). This term refers to the act of harvesting or reaping.",
      "word": "刈獲"
    }
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        "Japanese kanji with goon reading げ",
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        "Japanese kanji with kun reading か・る",
        "Japanese kanji with nanori reading かっ",
        "Japanese kanji with on reading かい",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 刈",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant transliterations"
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        "reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune"
      ],
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          "reap",
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          "cut",
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          "prune"
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}

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