Definition of 切り捨て (きりすて)
きす
切り捨て
きりすて
kirisute
Common word
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
| 切 | cut, cutoff, be sharp |
| 捨 | discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice |
| 斬 | beheading, kill, murder |