切

Cut

Also: Cutoff

On'yomi

  • せつ setsu
  • さい sai

Kun'yomi

  • き(る) kiru
  • ぎ gi
Stroke count
4
Radical
刀 knife · Kangxi radical 18
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 2

切 has 4 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 刀 (knife), number 18. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji