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切っても切れない (きってもきれない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きっても切きれない

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

inseparable; indissoluble; cannot be broken

Describes a bond, relationship, or connection so strong it cannot be severed. Often used for deep friendships, family ties, or essential links.

私わたしたちは切きっても切きれない仲なかだ。
We are inseparable friends.
この問もん題だいは経けい済ざいと切きって

も

切き

れ

ない

関かん

係けい

に

ある

。

This issue is inextricably linked to the economy.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

不ふ可か分ぶん
不可分 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese term for 'inseparable' or 'indivisible', often used in abstract or technical contexts, while 切っても切れない is a vivid, colloquial expression emphasizing an unbreakable personal or emotional bond.

Etymology

Literally 'even if you cut, it cannot be cut', from the verb 切る (to cut) in the -te mo form and the potential negative form 切れない. The phrase is a fixed idiomatic expression emphasizing an unbreakable connection.