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    3. 切れ目

    切れ目

    切きれ​目め

    gap

    N1KMT7News #19+1NounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    きれめ

    Noun

    1.
    gap, break, rift
    2.
    pause, interval, interruption
    3.
    cut, incision, notch, score
    4.
    end

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    パンに切きれ目めを入いれて焼やいた。

    I made cuts in the bread and baked it.

    KMT5Food & DiningDaily Life
    話はなしの切きれ目めがないので、なかなか質 問 できなかった。

    There was no break in the conversation, so I couldn't ask a question easily.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    この計けい画かくにはまだいくつかの切きれ目めがある。

    There are still some gaps in this plan.

    KMT7Work & CareerCore Concepts
    道どう路ろ工こう事じのため、交こう通つうに一いち時じ的てきな切きれ目めが生しょうじた。

    Due to road construction, there was a temporary interruption in traffic.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    連れん続ぞくする作さ業ぎょうには、適てき度どな切きれ目めを入いれることが効こう率りつ的てきだ。

    For continuous work, it is efficient to insert appropriate breaks.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
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