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切り捨て

切捨て、 斬り捨て、 斬捨て

Reading

Kana: きりすて
Romaji: kirisute
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder

2

omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

See also: 切り上げ

Kanji

切
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
捨
Readings: シャ、 す.てる
Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
斬
Readings: ザン、 サン、 セン、 ゼン、 き.る
Meanings: beheading, kill, murder

Example Sentence

もう少(すこ)しやさしく意見(いけん)してあげたらどうなの。一刀両断(いっとうりょうだん)のもと切(き)り捨(す)てられた彼(かれ)の立場(たちば)も考(かんが)えてよ。
➥Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
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