切除|せつじょsetsujo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 切除する（せつじょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 切除します（せつじょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 切除しない（せつじょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 切除しません（せつじょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 切除せず・切除せぬ（せつじょせず・せつじょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 切除した（せつじょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 切除しました（せつじょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 切除しなかった（せつじょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 切除しませんでした（せつじょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 切除して（せつじょして） |
| Potential | 切除できる（せつじょできる） |
| Passive | 切除される（せつじょされる） |
| Causative | 切除させる（せつじょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 切除させられる（せつじょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 切除すれば（せつじょすれば） |
| tara | 切除したら（せつじょしたら） |
| Volitional | 切除しよう（せつじょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 切除しましょう（せつじょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 切除しろ（せつじょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym切り落とすきりおとすNeutralA verb: cut something off so it falls — lop, prune. Focuses on the cutting action itself, while 「切除」 centers on removing diseased or excess parts.
- Synonym切り取るきりとるNeutralCut out or clip off a part of something; also used for quoting words out of context. The emphasis is on taking a piece out, not on medical removal.
- Synonym切り離すきりはなすNeutralCut apart or detach one thing from another. The point is separation — the part need not be taken away at all, whereas 「切除」 removes the unwanted part.
- Related切断せつだんNeutralSever or cut through — cables, connections, even amputation. The emphasis is on cutting something off from the rest, not on removing it.
- Related切り払うきりはらうNeutralClear away unwanted growth — lopping branches, cutting down brush. Emphasis on clearing space, not on surgical removal.
- Related剪除せんじょWrittenWritten/formal prose for cutting off and doing away with something. Fairly rare and not tied to surgery, unlike 「切除」.
- Antonym接合せつごうNeutralAntonym: to join or unite parts together, the reverse of cutting something away as 「切除」 does.
- Antonym補綴ほてつNeutralAntonym: in dentistry, restoring defects with crowns or dentures; generally, mending what is lacking — the opposite of cutting away.
Use 「切除」 for surgically removing diseased or unneeded parts, as in 「腫瘍を切除する」. For cutting or clipping something off say 「切り落とす」, for severing 「切断」, for clearing or pruning 「切り払う」; the opposite of cutting away is 「接合」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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