Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “切り上げる”

切り上げる

きりあげる

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)

Example sentence

We ran out of time and had to cut short the interview.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

切
On
せつ;さい
Kun
き.る;-き.る;き.り;-き.り;-ぎ.り;き.れる;-き.れる;き.れ;-き.れ;-ぎ.れ
Stroke count
4

・cut

・cutoff

・be sharp

1 2 3 4
上
On
じょう;しょう;しゃん
Kun
うえ;-うえ;うわ-;かみ;あ.げる;-あ.げる;あ.がる;-あ.がる;あ.がり;-あ.がり;のぼ.る;のぼ.り;のぼ.せる;のぼ.す;たてまつ.る
Stroke count
3

・above

・up

1 2 3