JLPT N1 Advanced
切り捨てる
To cut off and discard, abandon entirely, or round down numbers.
Readings
Other forms
切捨てる alternative kanji
斬り捨てる to slay with a sword
切り捨てます polite form
切り捨てた past form
切り捨てて te-form
1 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To cut off and throw away
Describes the physical act of severing a portion of an object and immediately disposing of the unwanted piece.
Example
料理 の ため に 、 野菜 の 悪い 部分 を 切り捨てた 。
I cut off and threw away the bad parts of the vegetables for the dish.
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2 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To abandon / disregard
Refers to the ruthless or pragmatic act of abandoning people, feelings, or policies deemed unnecessary or burdensome.
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3 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To round down / truncate
Used in mathematics to indicate rounding down a number by ignoring all digits below a certain place value.
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