- 刈る — to reap; to cut; to clip; to trim
 - 刈り取る — to reap; to harvest; to cut off
 - 刈り入れ — reaping; harvest
 - 芝刈り — lawn mowing
 - 稲刈り — rice harvesting
 - 刈り込み — clipping; pruning; trimming
 - 刈り上げ — undercut (hairstyle); shaving up
 
刈 belongs to the 刀/刂 “blade” set and centers on the idea of cutting down vegetation: mowing grass, trimming, or harvesting crops. That is why common phrases pair it with rice (稲刈り) or lawns (芝刈り). In compounds like 刈り取る, the nuance is “to cut and remove” — a clean, deliberate action.