Where does “切り” come from?

切り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

切り (Japanese): limits, bounds, end; cutter; way of cutting

Definitions

  1. limits, bounds, end; cutter; way of cutting

Ancestry of “切り”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

Words derived from “切り”

Every word from Japanese 裏 →Every word from Japanese 切る →Every word from Japanese 裏切り →