切(き)り方(かた)

きりかた
noun
way of cutting; cutting technique; how to cut
foodcooking
1. way of cutting; cutting technique; how to cut
The method or manner of cutting something — typically food in a cooking context, but also paper, fabric, or hair. Formed by the verb 切(き)る (to cut) + 方(かた) (way of doing).
玉(たま)ねぎの切(き)り方(かた)を教(おし)えて。
Teach me how to cut an onion.
食材(しょくざい)の切(き)り方(かた)で料理(りょうり)の味(あじ)が変(か)わる。
How you cut the ingredients changes the taste of the dish.
刺身(さしみ)は切(き)り方(かた)一(ひと)つで食感(しょっかん)も見(み)た目(め)も大(おお)きく変(か)わる。
With sashimi, just a change in how you cut it can dramatically alter the texture and appearance.

An instance of the productive verb-stem + 方(かた) pattern meaning "way of doing X" (cf. 食(た)べ方(かた) "way of eating," 書(か)き方(かた) "way of writing"). Most commonly used in cooking, where the cutting technique has a named system of styles.

Common collocations

CUTTING STYLES (examples):

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Added 2026.6.6 12:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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