Definition of 切り捨て (きりすて)

切り捨て

きりすて

kirisute

noun
1.
cutting a person down (without a second thought), sacrificing, throwing to the wolves, treating as sword fodder
2.
omission, rounding down (e.g. fractions), truncation
See also:切り上げ
Other readings:
切捨て【きりすて】
斬り捨て【きりすて】
斬捨て【きりすて】
Related Kanji
cut, cutoff, be sharp
discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
beheading, kill, murder