Meaning of 切り詰める in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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切り詰める, 切詰める
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Kana Readingきりつめる
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Romajikiritsumeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to shorten; to cut short; to trim
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to cut down on; to reduce; to economize; to economise
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Example Sentences
切り詰める, 切詰める, きりつめる used in context
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The budget was cut to the bone.
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They will have to cut down their expenses.
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They had better cut down their living expenses.
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They will cut down on their expenses.
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He told me to cut down the cost of its production.
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We cut our living costs.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame
On: キツ, キチ
Kun: つ.める, つ.め, -づ.め, つ.まる, つ.む
13 strokes
cut, cutoff, be sharp
On: セツ, サイ
Kun: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ
4 strokes
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