断ち切る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
断 切
た
Grade: 5
き
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
斷ち切る (kyūjitai)
断切る
截ち切る
裁ち切る
絶ちきる

Etymology

From 断つ (“to sever”) +‎ 切る (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たちき​る [tàchíkíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) たちきる [tàchíkírú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠t͡ɕikʲiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

断(た)ち切(き)る • (tachikiru) transitive godan (stem 断(た)ち切(き)り (tachikiri), past 断(た)ち切(き)った (tachikitta))

  1. to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)
  2. to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to overcome (habit, addiction)
  3. to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.); to disconnect​

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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