せん
剪
てい
定

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. pruning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
剪
てい
定
 剪定 せんてい
　
せ
　
ん
てい
定
 せん定 せんてい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

clip, snip, cut
セン　き.る　つ.む (Kentei 1)
in front, before
まえ　ゼン　さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ　グチ　ゴツ
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
determine, fix, establish
テイ　ジョウ　さだ.める (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)