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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

切きり捨すて

kirisute

abandonment, casting aside

Example sentences

  1. これを機きに政府せいふによる尊攘派そんじょうは切きり捨すてが本格化ほんかくかした。

    Taking this opportunity, the government began in earnest discarding the sonjo party.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 後醍醐天皇ごだいごてんのうは足利方あしかがかたとの和議わぎを進すすめ、義貞よしさだを切きり捨すてて比叡山ひえいざんから下山げざんしようとした。

    The Emperor Godaigo proceeded to carry out peace negotiations with the Ashikaga side and intended to go down from Mt. Hiei, abandoning Yoshisada.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 切捨

  • 切cutOnセツ・サイKunきる・きり・きれる
  • 捨discard; throw awayOnシャKunすてる

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