using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
Attaches to nouns indicating a resource (time, money, energy, etc.) to express that it has been completely used up or exhausted. Often used in compound nouns like 時間切れ (out of time) or 品切れ (out of stock).
See also: 時間切れ
I couldn't finish the exam because time ran out.
This product is out of stock.
out of stock; sold out
expired; past the deadline; overdue
time running out; being out of time; deadline having passed · time-out; loss or stoppage when time expires
shortness of breath; panting; puffing · running out of steam; losing momentum; loss of efficiency
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
small pieces; fragments · chopped meat; meat scraps
texture when biting; crispness; chewiness · clarity of speech; articulation
fall of the curtain; end of an act · end; close; conclusion
be torn off; come off; break off · be torn to pieces; be torn to shreds
really pissed off; seriously angry; losing it for real
old cloth; old rags
small piece of cloth; scrap of fabric
severing of connections; breaking off relations
piece of wood; chip of wood; block of wood
drying up of a riverbed surface
run out of; out of stock; exhausted
scrap of cloth; odds and ends of fabric
bamboo chip; piece of cut bamboo
gap between clouds; break in the clouds
Derived from the verb 切る (to cut), with the suffix 切れ indicating the state of being completely cut off or exhausted. The reading ぎれ is a rendaku form of きれ.