切り盛り・切盛り|きりもりkirimori[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
切り盛り切り盛り is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners, in writing about management or preparing and serving food.
切盛り切盛り is a less common kanji-and-kana spelling of the same word; it can be encountered in writing about management or cutting up and serving food.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmanagement (of a house, store, etc.); administration; running
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcutting up and serving food
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 切り盛りする（きりもりする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 切り盛りします（きりもりします） |
| Negative (nai) | 切り盛りしない（きりもりしない） |
| polite (masen) | 切り盛りしません（きりもりしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 切り盛りせず・切り盛りせぬ（きりもりせず・きりもりせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 切り盛りした（きりもりした） |
| polite (mashita) | 切り盛りしました（きりもりしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 切り盛りしなかった（きりもりしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 切り盛りしませんでした（きりもりしませんでした） |
| Te form | 切り盛りして（きりもりして） |
| Potential | 切り盛りできる（きりもりできる） |
| Passive | 切り盛りされる（きりもりされる） |
| Causative | 切り盛りさせる（きりもりさせる） |
| Causative passive | 切り盛りさせられる（きりもりさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 切り盛りすれば（きりもりすれば） |
| tara | 切り盛りしたら（きりもりしたら） |
| Volitional | 切り盛りしよう（きりもりしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 切り盛りしましょう（きりもりしましょう） |
| Imperative | 切り盛りしろ（きりもりしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym管理かんりNeutralFormal, all-purpose word for management and control; 「切り盛り」 stresses personally handling the varied tasks of running a home or shop.
- Synonym運営うんえいNeutralManagement or operation of an organization or event; 「切り盛り」 suggests a smaller scale and doing the work yourself.
- Synonym経営けいえいNeutralRunning a business; 「切り盛り」 carries a hands-on nuance and works for a household, a small shop, or a company alike.
- Related司るつかさどるWrittenFormal written word for being in charge of or presiding over something; 「切り盛り」 is hands-on running.
- RelatedマネジメントNeutralLoanword for management or running a business, mostly in corporate contexts; 「切り盛り」 has a homely, everyday flavor.
- Related切り回すきりまわすCasualColloquial verb for managing and handling affairs, also for cutting carelessly; close to 「切り盛り」 but used far less.
- Related取り回すとりまわすCasualColloquial verb for handling things well, also for passing plates of food around; rare compared with 「切り盛り」.
- Related繰り回すくりまわすCasualColloquial verb for managing money or family finances, making ends meet; 「切り盛り」 covers a broader range.
Use 「切り盛り」 for personally running a household, shop, or even a company, as in 「店を切り盛りする」. For business management pick 「経営」 or 「マネジメント」, for organizations and events 「運営」, and for formal charge 「司る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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