斬る
きる · kiru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan
to behead
🗡️ 斬 has the axe radical 斤; same reading as 切る (cut), but for violent severing
The axe radical 斤 signals a blade strike. Keep 斬 for violent beheading or killing, and use 切る for ordinary cutting.
きる · kiru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan
to behead
🗡️ 斬 has the axe radical 斤; same reading as 切る (cut), but for violent severing
The axe radical 斤 signals a blade strike. Keep 斬 for violent beheading or killing, and use 切る for ordinary cutting.