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A2 う-verb (る)

剪(き)るto cut, to prune, to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (る)

      1. 1.

        to cut, to prune, to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)

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    剪る 【きる】

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      • る

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    Examples

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    • 庭師(にわし)が庭(にわ)の枝(えだ)を剪(き)っています。

      The gardener is trimming the branches in the garden.

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    • お花屋(はなや)さんの店員(てんいん)さんが花(はな)を剪(き)っています。

      The clerk at the flower shop is trimming the flowers.

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    • 枝(えだ)が一(いっ)本(ぽん)長(なが)く伸(の)びてしまったので短(みじか)く剪(き)りました。

      Since one branch had grown too long, I cut it shorter.

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    • 葉(は)を一(ひと)つ一(ひと)つ剪(き)っているその庭師(にわし)の仕事(しごと)はとても細(こま)かいです。

      The work of the gardener who is trimming each leaf one by one is very meticulous.

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    • 私有地(しゆうち)から飛(と)び出(で)てしまった枝(えだ)をしぶしぶ剪(き)ることにしました。

      I reluctantly decided to trim the branch that had sprung out from my private property.

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