切り取る|きりとるkiritoru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate
   彼かれは、ロープを２メートル切り取きりとった。↗

   He cut off two meters of the rope.

• Synonym切り落とすきりおとすNeutralCutting something off so it drops away, as in 「枝を切り落とす」 or 「脂身を切り落とす」; 「切り取る」 stresses cutting a part off and removing it from the whole.
• Synonym切除せつじょNeutralMedical term for surgically removing diseased tissue; the focus is on eliminating the bad part.
• Synonym切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralTo cut off and throw away, also figuratively to discard something or round down, as in 「端数を切り捨てる」.
• SynonymカットNeutralLoanword covering cutting, editing out and haircuts; very common and wide-ranging in colloquial use.
• Synonym切り離すきりはなすNeutralTo cut so that two parts come apart, as in 「車両を切り離す」; the emphasis is on separating, not taking a piece away.
• Synonym切断せつだんNeutralTo sever completely; also covers amputation and cut lines or connections. Leans toward written/formal use.
• Synonym切り抜くきりぬくNeutralTo clip a piece out of a whole, as in 「記事を切り抜く」; the emphasis is on extracting it from the whole.
• Synonym剪除せんじょWrittenWritten/formal word for cutting away and removing something; rare even in written prose.
• Synonym切り除けるきりのけるNeutralTo cut something away and separate it; rare — 「切り取る」 or 「切り離す」 is normally used instead.
• Related断ち切るたちきるNeutralTo sever completely, also figuratively to break off ties or habits; stresses a clean, total break rather than removing a piece.
• Related裁断さいだんNeutralCutting cloth or paper to a pattern or size; also means a judgement or decision. Focus is on cutting to measure.
• Related刈るかるNeutralTo mow grass, cut hair, shear sheep or harvest crops; focuses on cutting down what has grown.
• Related裁つたつWrittenWritten word for cutting cloth, paper or leather to size; in everyday speech people say 「切る」.
• Related切るきるNeutralThe most basic verb for cutting in general; 「切り取る」 specifically means cutting off a part and taking it away.
• Related切り払うきりはらうNeutralTo hack away obstructive grass, trees or branches; the point is clearing things out of the way.
• Related断裁だんさいWrittenWritten term for cutting paper or cloth in a straight line; a technical word used mainly in printing and bookbinding.
• Related切り立てるきりたてるWrittenArchaic word for slashing about with a sword or knife; it does not mean cutting off a piece.
• Related剪裁せんさいWrittenWritten/formal word for trimming and cutting out; rare even in written prose.
• Related伐るきるWrittenSpecifically for felling trees; written/formal, and usually written 「切る」.
• Antonym貼り付けるはりつけるNeutralTo paste or stick something on — the opposite of 「切り取る」, as in the cut-and-paste operations on a computer.
• Antonym接合するNeutralTo join two parts together — the opposite of 「切り取る」.

To cut off a part and take it away, or to excerpt speech, use 「切り取る」, as in 「写真を切り取る」. For clipping out articles or patterns say 「切り抜く」, for cutting something off so it drops say 「切り落とす」, and in medical contexts say 「切除」. 「刈る」 is for mowing or shearing growth, 「切り払う」 for clearing away, 「切り離す」 for separating two parts, 「断ち切る」 and 「切断」 for severing completely, 「切り捨てる」 for cutting off and discarding. The antonyms 「接合する」 and 「貼り付ける」 are for joining or pasting instead.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. あるものの一部分いちぶぶんを道具どうぐなどで切きって取とる。切きって分離ぶんりする。切きってのぞく。
2. 発言はつげんや文言もんごんの一部いちぶを抜き出ぬきだす。
3. 領土りょうどの一部いちぶを奪い取うばいとる。