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切り出す

きりだす

Readings

きりだす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto begin to talk; to break the ice; to broach
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto select and extract (from a media file); to splice out

Kanji breakdown

切
N34 strokesGrade 2
出
N25 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

挨拶抜きでいきなり用件を切り出す。

Skip the pleasantries and get down to business.

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切り出すきりだす

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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