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

    to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

    ああいう男とは縁を切れ。
    Break up with a guy like that.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink

Kun
ふちふち.どるゆかりよすがへりえにし
On
エン-ネン
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1291 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 44

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
6a9.10The Kanji Dictionary
2793.2Four corner code
2751deroo
7e01Unicode hex code
1-17-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3585Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4553New Nelson (John Haig)
1386New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1754Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
940Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1269Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1372Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1472Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1362A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2660Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1244Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27656PMorohashi
1030A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1131Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1183Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1641Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1790Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
732Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1548Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1384Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
yeon, danKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44WaniKani level
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