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きりとる
verb (godan)
to cut off; to clip out; to crop
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: ()() (noun form)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()らない
Present polite()()ります()()りません
Past()()った()()らなかった
Past polite()()りました()()りませんでした
て form()()って()()らなくて
ている present()()っている()()っていない
ている polite()()っています()()っていません
ている past()()っていた()()っていなかった
ている past polite()()っていました()()っていませんでした
Conditional ば()()れば()()らなければ
Conditional たら()()ったら()()らなかったら
Volitional()()ろう
Volitional polite()()りましょう
Potential()()れる()()れない
Passive()()られる()()られない
Causative()()らせる()()らせない
Imperative()()()()るな
1. to cut off; to cut out
To remove a portion by cutting, such as from paper, fabric, or plants.
クーポン()()る。
To cut out a coupon.
Please cut off the dead branches.
I clipped out the newspaper article and saved it.
Please carefully cut along the perforated line with scissors.
I cut off the extra branches from the garden tree and shaped it.
2. to crop; to trim
To select and extract a portion, especially in photography or video editing.
画像(がぞう)()()る。
To crop an image.
I cropped out the unnecessary parts of the photo.
I trimmed the beginning of the video to make it shorter.
I cropped just the necessary part from the screenshot and pasted it into the email.
With this photo app, you can neatly crop out just the person.

()()る is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) formed from () (to cut) + () (to take). It emphasizes removing a portion by cutting.

ASPECT (ている):
()()っている indicates the cutting action is in progress. ()()ってある means something has been cut out and the result remains.

Common patterns

Modern usage

In digital contexts, ()()る is the standard term for cropping images or trimming video.