To Cut Out
Transitive verb and Godan verb
きりとる
このキャベツのしんを切り取ってもらえますか？
Can you cut out this cabbage's core?
今日は、一枚の紙から、星の形を切り取る方法をお教えします。
Today, I'll teach your how to cut a star out of a piece of paper.
使わないのにどうしていちいち新聞から割引券を切り取るのさ？
Why do you bother clipping coupons from newspapers if you never use them?
If you cut and take something, you are going to cut it right off. So, this verb is to cut off.
The readings come from 切る and 取る. So, know those words separately and you can combine them into this word.