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付き切る (つききる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

付つき切きる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

be in constant attendance; stay by someone's side

Used when someone stays with another person continuously, often to care for or watch over them. Common in contexts like nursing or guarding.

母ははは病びょう気きの祖そ母ぼに付つき切きっている。
My mother is constantly attending to my sick grandmother.
彼かれは入にゅう院いん中ちゅうの妻つまに付つき

切き

っ

た

。

He stayed by his hospitalized wife's side the whole time.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

付つき添そう
付き添う also means to attend or accompany someone, but it often implies going along with them somewhere, while 付き切る emphasizes staying with them continuously in one place.

Etymology

Compound of 付き (continuative form of 付く 'to stick, be attached') + 切る (here used as an auxiliary verb meaning 'to do completely, to the end'). Literally 'to stick completely', giving the sense of staying with someone without leaving.