切 absolutely, absolutely not, definitely, definitely not; minced meat, you betcha! eagerly, ardent; scraps of cloth; shake off, allow to drip-dry, to drain; sever, cut, finish, complete, final performance; tangent, tangential angle of entry 一,レ,匕,七,刀,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

セツ　･　サイ
SE　TSU　･　SA　I

Kun-yomi

き(る　･　～き(る　･　き(り　･　～き(り　･　～ぎ(り　･　き(れる　･　～き(れる　･　き(れ　･　～き(れ　･　～ぎ(れ
ki　ru　･　～ki　ru　･　ki　ri　･　～ki　ri　･　～gi　ri　･　ki　re　ru

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一

イチ,イツ,ひと～ horizontal, array of items, reciprocating lateral motion, indicates width or extent, one segment, rod stalk or stem

　SIDE TO SIDE, BACK AND FORTH
　

レ

× HTML entity: レ chew, masticate, bite; raised feet; mattock

　VERTICAL MOTION, ROD with HEAD UP AND IN
　

匕

ヒ,さじ must remain sitting most of the time, device for scooping fluids, used for piercing or stabbing into

　REPEATED, BOBBING HEAD of PENIS
…or: PREPUBESCENT GIRL merged with PENIS
　

七

シチ,なな,なの seven; cut down slashed and plopped

　REPEATEDLY BOBBING HEAD and PENIS
　

刀

トウ,かたな,そり ream a hole, a reamer; sever, cut; shear, mow; weapon or tool with a pointed end or sharpened edge

　QUICK MOVEMENT and TENSE
…or: ERECTION in NO-LONGER-INTEGRATED FOOT
　

Meanings of elements

SITTING PERSON and REAMING, ERECTION in NO-LONGER-INTEGRATED FEET
…or: SLASHED and SEVERED
…or: ROD CHEWED and SEVERED

[Elements vary by font] traditional fonts use「chewed, masticated (レ)」「biting concubine」and modern fonts「person sitting (匕 so popular in dynastic China)」「slashed」together with「sever, cut, blade, erection in no-longer-integrated foot」meaning to SEVER COMPLETELY, FINISH OFF, the FINAL PERFORMANCE of one's lifetime…purely for the entertainment value of doing so, circus geeks used to bite the head off of a live snake, and these elements are suggestive of that same sort of action occurring in a cave o' wonders.
Various other meanings associated with「eagerly reaming a no-longer-integrated foot」and concepts all combined of「slashing and severing the bindings of a concubine's no-longer-integrated foot」to achieve no-waiting, immediate access is suggestive of being a bit EAGER, ARDENT. And the FINAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY would entail SHAKING OFF FLUIDS, DRIP DRYING, DRAINING THE SCOOP. Erect penile penetration into the flesh crease of the bent sole would necessarily be TANGENTIAL, using a TANGENT as the angle of entry, insertion…and so on with all the various given meanings.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切; to cut; to slice; tangent (math)
Japanese EDRDG: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Unihan extended: cut, mince, slice, carve

Used within names (nanori)
きつ　･　きり　･　ぎり

Always keep in mind that these glyphs most likely were originally designed by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that), representing Chinese society many thousands of years ago, but intended NOT as a written or spoken language when created. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system! Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is, and often with multiple correct answers to each riddle, the same as is true today. Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? But, have there been necessary rewrites and altered explanations of the original elemental meanings over the centuries?

No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how seemingly bad our human existence is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or could they have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any lexicon. This site explains multiple meanings of glyphs ignored or censored by other sources, generally as being too embarrassing to admit today.