Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

    あいつが俺に向かって啖呵を切った。
    He hurled defiance at me.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat

Kun
く.うくらわ.す
On
タン
Strokes
11
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3d8.10The Kanji Dictionary
6908.9Four corner code
5556Unicode hex code
1-51-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
933Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
819New Nelson (John Haig)
3824Morohashi
dan4Pinyin reading
damKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

scold, blow on, reprove

Kun
か.すしか.るわら.う
On
Strokes
8
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3d5.13The Kanji Dictionary
6102.0Four corner code
5475Unicode hex code
1-50-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
911Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
763New Nelson (John Haig)
3459Morohashi
he1, ke1Pinyin reading
gaKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun
き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
On
セツサイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
324 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

きつきりぎり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2f2.2The Kanji Dictionary
4772.0Four corner code
1445deroo
5207Unicode hex code
1-32-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
667Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
453New Nelson (John Haig)
27New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
85Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
89Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
204A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
36Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1858Morohashi
156A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
99sakade
126Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
173henshall3
97Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
208crowley
250Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3busy_people
179Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
86Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qie1, qie4Pinyin reading
jeol, cheKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level