Cutting edge - Cutting edge

Japanese: 切立 - きりたて

〘noun〙① The act of starting to cut. Also, something that has been cut. Not long after cutting. Also, the thing itself. ※Kyōko no Ie (1959)〈Yukio Mishima〉vol. 2 "The feeling of the freshly cut edge of the hard ticket paper continued to touch my fingers." ② A tree that is used as a hanging piece for kemari (ball games) , with the roots cut off. It is used when making a temporary ball game field rather than a regular ball game field. ※Kokin Chōmonshū (1254) vol. 11 "In the days of Ninji, at the command of Kamo no Shinto priest Hisatsugu, a cutting was made in the jar facing east of Ninjuden, and it has always remained there." ③ Planting in a garden. ※Dainishu (1113-21) "The same person and the same lord had their freshly cut flowers laid out in front of their eastern entrance and had not visited for two or three days, so the flowers had already bloomed." ④ A pine tree standing in front of the bridge on a Noh stage. ⑤ Clothes that have not been made recently. Also, those clothes. New purchases. Cut down. ※Shikawa Iriumi (early 17th century) 14 "When we say something innovative, we mean something new like a kosode, which is called kirioroshi, and is also called kiritate." ⑥ When a prostitute sends a customer home after the deadline. ※Zappai/Haikaikan-30 (1831) "A little way over there, two cups of tea on a freshly cut piece."

Cutting edge

〘noun〙① To tower vertically as if it had been cut from a tree. ※Kabuki, Matsuei Chiyoda Shintoku (Tokugawa Ieyasu) (1878), Act 6: "A sheer cliff-like rock folding screen, raised to the right of the main stage, is visible from above." ② To cut bamboo or pine trees and set them up as decoration. ※Kitayamadono Gyokouki (Record of the Empress's Visit to Kitayama) (1408): "Four sheer cliff-like pines." ③ Refers to clothes that have just been made. Newly made clothing. ※Sakehon, Heya Shamisen (around 1789-1801): "Pretending to misunderstand the imoji of someone's cut . " ④ Refers to a corner or log pillar set up to support heavy objects such as beams . [Revised and Supplemented Dictionary of Japanese Architecture (1931)]

Cutting edge

(A variation of "kiritatsu (cutting edge)") [1] (Independent, Ta, 4) To stand upright. To stand upright. To stand sheer. *Shigaku Taisei-sho (1558-70), 2 "There is a bank beside the river. It stood upright." *Mankan Tokoro-dokoro (1909), Natsume Soseki, 8 "A tall obelisk, standing sheer like a white sword." [2] (Other, Ta, 2) To make something stand upright. *Gyokujin-sho (1563), 5 "Like a cut wall."

Kiri-ta/tsu [cutting edge]

[1] (Self-transitive, Ta 5 (4)) The mountainside or cliffs stand tall with a sharp incline as if cut by a blade. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 28 “The castle was tightly built and the peaks were high and steep, so there was no way to break through.” [2] (Other, Ta 2) ⇒ Kiritateru (cutting edge)

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 切りはじめること。また、切りはじめたもの。切ってから間のないこと。また、そのもの。※鏡子の家（1959）〈三島由紀夫〉二「固い切符の紙の、新鮮な切り立ての小口の感じが指に触れつづけてゐて」② 蹴鞠(けまり)の懸(かかり)の木で、根を切り落としたもの。通常の鞠場ではなく、臨時に鞠場を作る際に用いる。※古今著聞集（1254）一一「仁治の比、仁寿殿の東向の御壺に、賀茂神主久継に仰せて、切立をせられて、つねに御まり有りけるに」③ 庭の植込み。※大弐集（1113‐21）「おなじ人おなじ殿のひんがしおもてにきりたてをしおきて二三日まゐらぬ程に花のさきたれば」④ 能舞台の橋懸(はしがかり)の前に立てる松。⑤ 衣服類が仕立てて間のないこと。また、その衣服類。新調。切り下ろし。※四河入海（１７Ｃ前）一四「斬新と云は小袖なんどの新をきりをろしと云い、又きりたてと云類ぞ」⑥ 遊女などが、時間ぎめの客を帰すこと。※雑俳・俳諧觿‐三〇（1831）「ちとあちらへと切立に茶を二つ」

きっ‐たて【切立】

〘名〙① 切りたてたように垂直にそびえていること。※歌舞伎・松栄千代田神徳（徳川家康）（1878）六幕「本舞台上手へ寄せて、見上げる程の切立(キッタテ)の屏風岩」② 竹または松を切り、立てて飾りとすること。※北山殿行幸記（1408）「きっ立の松四本に」③ 仕立て上がったばかりの衣服などをいう。仕立ておろし。※洒落本・部屋三味線（1789‐1801頃）「人の裁立(キッタテ)のいもじをとりちがへたふりで」④ 梁(はり)などの重いものを支えるために設けた押角(おしかく)、または丸太の柱をいう。〔改訂増補日本建築辞彙（1931）〕

きっ‐た・つ【切立】

(「きりたつ（切立）」の変化した語)[1] 〘自タ四〙まっすぐにそびえ立つ。直立する。切り立つ。※詩学大成抄（1558‐70頃）二「江のそばに岸あり。きつ立てそびえたぞ」※満韓ところどころ（1909）〈夏目漱石〉八「高いオベリスクが、白い剣の様に切っ立って」[2] 〘他タ下二〙そびえ立たせる。直立させる。※玉塵抄（1563）五「かべのきったてた如なぞ」