割わり切きれない

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

indivisible; not divisible

Used in mathematical or logical contexts when a number cannot be divided evenly, or when something cannot be split cleanly.

7は3で割わり切きれない。
7 is not divisible by 3.
この問もん題だいは単たん純じゅんに割わり切きれない。
This problem cannot be divided up simply.

2

i-adjective

unconvincing; incomprehensible; not adding up

Describes a feeling that something doesn't make sense, isn't fully explained, or leaves a sense of dissatisfaction. Often used for emotional or logical situations that feel unresolved.

彼かれの説せつ明めいはどうも割わり切きれない。
His explanation is somehow unconvincing.
気き持もちが割わり切きれないまま帰かえった。
I went home with my feelings still unresolved.

Written forms

割わり切きれない
Standard kanji spelling.
割わりきれない
Kana-mixed spelling; common in casual writing.

Kanji

割proportion, comparatively, divide
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

割わり切きる
割り切る is the transitive verb meaning 'to divide without remainder' or 'to think rationally without emotional entanglement'. 割り切れない is its negative potential form, often used adjectivally.
割わり切きれる
The affirmative potential form, meaning 'divisible' or 'can be resolved logically'. 割り切れない is its direct negative.

Etymology

Negative potential form of 割り切る (to divide without remainder, to think rationally). The adjectival use derives from the idea of something not being cleanly divisible, extended metaphorically to emotional or logical clarity.