カット

cut, cutting

Also:haircut, (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show)

What does カット mean?

カット is a Japanese noun meaning cut, cutting in English. It can also be translated as haircut, (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show) depending on context. It is written as カット in hiragana, and katto in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentences

1/4カットの白菜を太めの千切りにザクザク切る。

Cut the quartered pak-choi into, slightly wide, strips.

交通機関の労働者は賃金カットに抗議して、ストに突入しました。

Transportation workers staged a walkout to protest pay cuts.

肩までの長さでカットしてください。

Could you cut it shoulder length?