Word Meaning 尽きる

つきる tsukiru

尽きる is read as つきる (tsukiru) and means to be used up.

Meaning

English

  1. to be used up
  2. to be run out
  3. to be exhausted
  4. to be consumed
  5. to come to an end

Reading

Kana

つきる

Romaji

tsukiru

Writing Variants

  • 竭きる つきる tsukiru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7779 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尽くす

つくす

to do to exhaustion

尽力

じんりょく

efforts

尽未来際

じんみらいさい

to the end of time

一言に尽きる

ひとことにつきる

to sum it up in one word

論じ尽くす

ろんじつくす

to discuss fully

無尽蔵

むじんぞう

inexhaustible supply

理不尽

りふじん

unreasonable

出尽くす

でつくす

to come out completely

立ち尽くす

たちつくす

to keep standing

縦横無尽

じゅうおうむじん

freely

Example Sentences

1

いのちがつきるまでたたかう。

fight until life ends.