Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to harvest all of (a crop), to reap completely, to finish cutting (e.g. weeds).
  2. to taper (hair) at the back, to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
刈り上げる かりあげる
 
 
刈上げる かりあげる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

reap, cut, clip
か.る かり ガイ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)