途切れ (Togire): Break, Pause

Meaning

English

break
pause
interruption
intermission

Reading

Kana

とぎれ

Romaji

togire

Writing Variants

跡切れ とぎれ togire

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 123827 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

途切れ途切れ

とぎれとぎれ

broken

途切れる

とぎれる

to break off

途切らす

とぎらす

to stop midway

途切らせる

とぎらせる

to stop midway

途切れがち

とぎれがち

disjointed

音途切れ

おととぎれ

audio dropout (incl. stutter, clicks, pops etc.)

途中

とちゅう

on the way

途

みち

distance

途上

とじょう

in the process of (development, construction, etc.)

途

と

way

途絶える

とだえる

to stop

途上国

とじょうこく

developing country

Example Sentences

4

話がちょっと途切れた。

There was a momentary pause in the talk.

最近飛蚊症が酷くて集中力が途切れちゃうよ。

Recently my Myodesopsia has gotten worse and I haven't been able to focus.

今度は話題が途切れないように手のひらにリストアップしとこう。

This time, so I don't run out of things to talk about, I'll write a list on the palm of my hand.

「散歩中に、イヤホンなくしちゃったみたい。見当たらないの」「イヤホンが耳から外れて音楽が途切れたら、普通気づくだろう？」「ポケットに入れてたの」

"I think I lost my earphones whilst walking and I haven't been able to find them." "Surely you would've noticed when the music stopped playing after they came off?" "I put them in my pocket."