Word Meaning 断ち切る

たちきる tachikiru

断ち切る is read as たちきる (tachikiru) and means to cut (cloth, paper, etc.).

Meaning

English

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.)
to cut off
to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.)
to block
to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)
to sever (ties)
to break off (relations)
to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.)

Reading

Kana

たちきる

Romaji

tachikiru

Writing Variants

裁ち切る たちきる tachikiru
截ち切る たちきる tachikiru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 18365 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

断ち切り

たちきり

cutting apart

切断

せつだん

cutting

切断機

せつだんき

cutter

切断面

せつだんめん

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing)

電源切断状態

でんげんせつだんじょうたい

power disconnected (state)

異常切断

いじょうせつだん

abnormal termination (of a call, e.g.)

回線切断

かいせんせつだん

hang-up

切断線

だんさいせん

cutting-plane line

踏切遮断機

ふみきりしゃだんき

railway crossing gate

断る

ことわる

to ask leave

断りを入れる

ことわりをいれる

to ask for permission (before doing something)

断つ

たつ

to abstain (from)

Example Sentences

悪い習慣を断ち切るのって、簡単にはいかないんだよ。

It is not easy to get rid of a bad habit.