刈
ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ, かり

reap, cut, clip, trim, prune

JLPT1 G7 S4 F1738

As per 乂# (vegetation cut in swaths) + 刀 sword/knife → *cut/reap* with a sickle or other bladed implement → *trim*; *prune*.

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