切り取り

きりとり
Alternative readings: きりどり
Alternative writings: 切取り, 斬り取り, 斬取り
Frequency:
1

Cutting off or clipping a part of something (e.g., cutting out a section of paper); a clipping.

Noun

Examples

応募用紙の切り取り線に沿ってハサミで切った。

I cut along the tear-off line of the application form with scissors.

新聞の切り取りをスクラップブックに集めている。

I'm collecting newspaper clippings in a scrapbook.

雑誌の切り取りページが付録としてついていた。

The magazine included cut-out pages as a supplement.

2

In civil engineering, a 'cut' — earthworks where soil/rock is cut away for roads, railways, etc.; the cut section.

Noun

Examples

その道路工事では山の切り取りと盛り土が行われる予定だ。

That road project will involve cutting into the mountain and building up embankments.

切り取り部分の土質調査を先に実施した。

They first carried out a soil survey of the cut section.

3

A (somewhat dated) term for robbery involving assault or snatching (as in 'mugging'); used in crime context.

Noun

Examples

夜道で切り取りに遭い、携帯を奪われたと報告された。

It was reported that someone was mugged on a night street and had their phone taken.

昔は都市部で切り取りが問題になった時期があった。

There was a time when muggings were a problem in urban areas.