カットkatto
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcut; cutting
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbomission; cutting; reduction
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbhaircut
- noun(continuous) shot (in a film or TV show)
- nounillustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); cut
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, sportscut (shot; in tennis, table tennis, etc.); chop
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, golfcutting (the ball)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, baseballcutting off (an outfielder's throw)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcut (of a deck of cards)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | カットする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | カットします |
| Negative (nai) | カットしない |
| polite (masen) | カットしません |
| classical zu / nu | カットせず・カットせぬ |
| Past (ta) | カットした |
| polite (mashita) | カットしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | カットしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | カットしませんでした |
| Te form | カットして |
| Potential | カットできる |
| Passive | カットされる |
| Causative | カットさせる |
| Causative passive | カットさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | カットすれば |
| tara | カットしたら |
| Volitional | カットしよう |
| polite (mashou) | カットしましょう |
| Imperative | カットしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym切断せつだんWrittenSevering things or disconnecting lines and links, as in 「通信を切断する」; 「カット」 is broader, also covering cuts and reductions.
- Synonym裁断さいだんWrittenCutting cloth or paper to a pattern or size; can also mean a judgement. Technical and written; 「カット」 is the everyday word and also covers cuts.
- Synonym引き下げひきさげNeutralLowering prices, rates or standards, as in 「金利の引き下げ」 — common in news reports; 「カット」 removes a part.
- Synonym外すはずすNeutralTaking things off, or dropping people from a list or post, as in 「メンバーから外す」; 「カット」 is about cutting.
- Synonym裁つたつWrittenCutting cloth or paper to a set size or shape, as in 「布を裁つ」; narrow in use — everyday speech prefers 「切る」 or 「カット」.
- Synonym削減さくげんWrittenCutting budgets, staff or expenses, as in 「経費削減」; formal — colloquial speech says 「コストカット」, much the same idea.
- Synonym縮小しゅくしょうWrittenShrinking the scale or scope of something, as in 「事業縮小」 — the whole gets smaller; 「カット」 removes a part of it.
- Synonym除くのぞくNeutralRemoving or excluding, as in 「日曜を除く」; more written than 「カット」, and typical for leaving an item out of a list.
- Synonym除去じょきょWrittenRemoving dirt, impurities and other obstructions; a technical term. 「カット」 cuts or trims without that sense of clearing away.
- Synonym切り取るきりとるNeutralCutting out a piece, or excerpting part of a remark, as in 「記事を切り取る」; close to the cut-off sense of 「カット」.
- Synonym切るきるNeutralThe basic everyday verb for cutting, haircuts included: 「髪を切る」. For trimming scenes or footage, 「カット」 is the usual choice.
- Synonym断ち切るたちきるNeutralCutting clean through, and figuratively severing ties, breaking habits or ending vicious cycles; 「カット」 lacks that decisive ring.
- SynonymカッティングNeutralLoanword for cutting and trimming techniques, as of gems or fabric; 「カット」 is broader, also covering cuts, omissions and haircuts.
- Related打ち切るうちきるNeutralTo discontinue something midway, as in 「連載を打ち切る」; the stress is on stopping, while 「カット」 is about removing a part.
- Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralCutting off and discarding, rounding down figures, or abandoning the weak; said of people it sounds cold, while 「カット」 is a neutral cut.
- Related減少げんしょうWrittenA decrease in quantity, usable intransitively or transitively, deliberate or not; 「カット」 is a deliberate cutting away of a part.
- Related排除はいじょWrittenEliminating obstacles or shutting people out, as in 「障害を排除」; formal, whereas 「カット」 is about cutting out a part.
- Related減額げんがくWrittenReducing a sum of money, as in 「給与の減額」 — amounts only; colloquially one also says 「給料カット」.
- Related断つたつWrittenTo sever or give up, as in 「酒を断つ」 or 「関係を断つ」 — ties and habits; 「カット」 is concrete cutting and trimming.
- Related低減ていげんWrittenLowering or reducing, as in 「コスト低減」 or 「騒音を低減」; technical and officialese — colloquial speech prefers 「カット」 or 「削減」.
- Related遮断しゃだんWrittenBlocking a flow or passage, as in 「通信遮断」 or 「交通を遮断」; the point is stopping passage, not cutting content away.
- Related省略しょうりゃくNeutralOmitting words, steps or procedures, as in 「以下省略」; 「カット」 is more colloquial and also covers haircuts and cuts.
- Related取り除くとりのぞくNeutralRemoving something in the way or detaching what is fitted on, as in 「汚れを取り除く」; 「カット」 is about cutting or trimming.
- Related除外じょがいWrittenExcluding something from a scope, as in 「対象から除外」; bureaucratic, whereas 「カット」 trims content or amounts.
- Related取り除けるとりのけるNeutralTo remove something or set it aside; uncommon — everyday speech says 「取り除く」. 「カット」 instead focuses on cutting or trimming.
- Antonym追加ついかNeutralAdding or supplementing to what already exists; the opposite of 「カット」's sense of cutting or reducing.
Use 「カット」 for haircuts, trimming footage and cutting costs. For disconnecting lines say 「切断」; for formal budget or staff cuts, 「削減」; for leaving out steps or text, 「省略」; for clearing things away, 「取り除く」. 「切る」 is the everyday cutting verb, and 「追加」 is the opposite, to add. Others: 「カッティング」 cutting techniques; 「打ち切る」 discontinuing; 「断つ」「断ち切る」 severing ties; 「遮断」 blocking; 「減少」「減額」「低減」「引き下げ」 decreases; 「排除」「除外」「除去」「除く」「外す」 removal or exclusion; 「切り捨てる」「切り取る」 cutting off; 「裁断」「裁つ」 cloth or paper; 「縮小」 shrinking scale.
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