Chinese

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close to; to cut; to slice open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (切開)
simp. (切开)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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切開

  1. to cut open
  2. (surgery) to make an incision; to incise

Synonyms

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  • (to cut open): (pōu)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (切開):
  • Japanese: 切開(せっかい) (sekkai)
  • Korean: 절개(切開) (jeolgae)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せつ > せっ
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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From (setsu, "cut," "sever") + (kai, "open," "open up").

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せっ)(かい) (sekkai

  1. incision, section

Derived terms

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Verb

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(せっ)(かい)する (sekkai surusuru (stem (せっ)(かい) (sekkai shi), past (せっ)(かい)した (sekkai shita))

  1. to cut open, to incise

Conjugation

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