刈 is a kanji that primarily means "to cut" or "to reap," particularly referring to the act of harvesting crops like rice or wheat. It implies using a tool, such as a sickle or scythe, to cut down plants. This action involves separating the desired part (e.g., grain) from the plant.

・On-yomi (音読み): ガイ (gai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 刈刈る (karu)

⚫︎刈刈り入れ Translation: harvesting, reaping ⚫︎刈刈り取り Translation: harvesting, reaping ⚫︎草を刈刈る Translation: to mow the grass

刈 is a 形声字 (keisei moji), a character that combines a semantic component (meaning-related) and a phonetic component (sound-related). The semantic component is 禾 (kome, rice plant), which suggests the action is related to crops, and 刂 (tō, blade), represents a knife. Together, they create 刈刈, the meaning is to cut the plants like rice plant.