Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 仕切り(しきり) in Japanese

仕切り
Kana Reading
しきり
Romaji
shikiri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    partition; division; boundary; compartment
    Example sentence
    弾丸は仕切り壁を貫いた。 The bullet penetrated the partition.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    settlement of accounts
    Example sentence
    ホールは仕切りを設ける前は千人収容できた。 The hall could seat a thousand people before it was partitioned.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    preliminary warm-up ritual (sumo); toeing the mark
    Example sentence
    この馬小屋にはしきりが１２ある。 This stable contains twelve stalls.

Examples of 仕切り, しきり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

仕 JLPT 4

5 strokes

attend, doing, official, serve

On'Yomi: シ, ジ

Kun'Yomi: つか.える

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切 JLPT 4

4 strokes

cut, cutoff, be sharp

On'Yomi: セツ, サイ

Kun'Yomi: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ

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