切り落とす・切り落す・切落す・切落とす|きりおとすkiriotosu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
切り落とす切り落とす is the most common written form of this word. For beginners, it is the form to use.
切り落す切り落す is less common than 切り落とす, but it is another written form of the same word.
切落す切落す is less common than 切り落す and 切り落とす, so beginners should normally choose 切り落とす instead.
切落とす切落とす is the least common of these written forms. Beginners should use 切り落とす rather than choosing this variant.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut off; to lop off; to prune彼は木の枝を何本か切り落とした。↗He cut some branches off the tree.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 切り落とす（きりおとす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 切り落とします（きりおとします） |
| Negative (nai) | 切り落とさない（きりおとさない） |
| polite (masen) | 切り落としません（きりおとしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 切り落とさず・切り落とさぬ（きりおとさず・きりおとさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 切り落とした（きりおとした） |
| polite (mashita) | 切り落としました（きりおとしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 切り落とさなかった（きりおとさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 切り落としませんでした（きりおとしませんでした） |
| Te form | 切り落として（きりおとして） |
| Potential | 切り落とせる（きりおとせる） |
| Passive | 切り落とされる（きりおとされる） |
| Causative | 切り落とさせる（きりおとさせる） |
| Causative passive | 切り落とさせられる（きりおとさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 切り落とせば（きりおとせば） |
| tara | 切り落としたら（きりおとしたら） |
| Volitional | 切り落とそう（きりおとそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 切り落としましょう（きりおとしましょう） |
| Imperative | 切り落とせ（きりおとせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym切り取るきりとるNeutralCutting out or clipping off a piece, with the focus on the part you take, as in 「記事を切り取る」; 「切り落とす」 stresses the end being cut so it drops away.
- Synonym切除せつじょWrittenCutting away diseased or excess parts; mostly medical, for surgical removal. A written/formal term.
- Synonym切り離すきりはなすNeutralSeparating things that are joined; stresses breaking the connection, as in 「車両を切り離す」.
- Synonym切断せつだんNeutralCutting or severing; stresses breaking a connection and leans written/technical.
- Synonym剪除せんじょWrittenCutting off and removing; rare and written/formal, also used figuratively for eliminating rival factions.
- Related切り倒すきりたおすNeutralChopping a tree down at the base; the point is bringing the whole tree down.
- Related刈るかるNeutralMowing grass or cutting hair; cutting the surface short, as in 「芝を刈る」.
- Related切るきるNeutralThe most general word for cutting; it does not suggest the cut-off part falls away.
- Related切り払うきりはらうNeutralCutting away to clear an area; focuses on clearing brush, weeds and other unwanted growth.
- Related伐倒ばっとうWrittenFelling trees; rare and written/formal, a term from forestry work.
- Antonym付け加えるつけくわえるNeutralAdding something on top of what is already there; the opposite of cutting off with 「切り落とす」.
- Antonym継ぎ足すつぎたすNeutralJoining on to lengthen or extend; the opposite of cutting something off with 「切り落とす」.
Use 「切り落とす」 to cut off an end or excess part so it drops, as in 「枝を切り落とす」 or 「耳を切り落とす」. For clipping out a piece use 「切り取る」, for felling a tree 「切り倒す」, and for surgical removal 「切除」. The opposite is 「付け加える」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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