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切れ (きれ) — cloth | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

切れ

きれ

noun

Meanings

1cloth
2piece
3cut
4slice
5strip
6sharpness
7agility
8counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

Example sentence

昔のような身体の切れを取り戻したい。

I wish I could get back the tone and nimbleness I once had.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

切Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp4 strokes

More words with 切

一切いっさい · without exceptionN1 打ち切るうちきる · to stopN1 噛み切るかみきる · to bite offN1 切れ目きれめ · breakN1 持ち切りもちきり · hot topic

Full entry on Jisho

N1

締切しめきり · deadlineN2

～切れ～きれ · out of ~N2

小切手こぎって · chequeN1

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