打うち切きり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

discontinuation; termination; cancellation

Refers to the act of stopping something before its planned end, such as a project, series, or event. Often used in business, media, and administrative contexts.

そのテレビ番

ばん

組ぐみ

は

視し

聴ちょう

率りつ

低てい

下か

で

打う

ち

切き

り

に

なっ

た

。

The TV show was cancelled due to declining ratings.

予よ算さん不ぶ足そくのため、プロジェクトは打うち切きりとなった。

The project was terminated due to budget shortfalls.

2

noun

end of a game of go

Specific term in the game of go, referring to the point when both players agree the game has ended and counting begins.

対たい局きょくは午ご後ご5時じに打うち切きりとなった。
The go match ended at 5 p.m.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が打うち切きりになるfor something to be discontinued/cancelled
人にん気きがなくて、そのドラマは打うち切きりになった。
The drama was cancelled because it wasn't popular.
〈事こと〉を打うち切きりにするto discontinue/cancel something
会かい社しゃは経けい費ひ削さく減げんのためにその事じ業ぎょうを打うち切きりにした。
〈事こと〉の打うち切きりthe discontinuation of something
支し援えんの打うち切きりに反はん対たいする声こえが上あがった。
Voices rose in opposition to the termination of the support program.
打うち切きりを決きめるto decide to discontinue something
視し聴ちょう率りつの低てい下かを理り由ゆうに、局きょくは番ばん組ぐみの打うち切きりを決きめた。

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Related words

中ちゅう止しN4sense 1
中止 is a general word for stopping or cancelling something, often only temporarily, while 打ち切り stresses cutting an ongoing thing short before its planned end.
終しゅう了りょうN2sense 1
終了 is a neutral word for reaching the end of something, whereas 打ち切り implies the end was forced or premature rather than natural.
廃はい止しN1sense 1
廃止 refers to formally abolishing a system, law, or institution, while 打ち切り is used more broadly for ending ongoing projects, series, or support.
中ちゅう断だんN2sense 1
中断 means a pause or interruption that may later resume, while 打ち切り means the thing is stopped for good.

Opposites

継けい続ぞくN2sense 1
継続 means to continue something without interruption, the direct opposite of 打ち切り, which means to stop it partway through.

Don't confuse with

打うち消けしN1
打ち切り looks similar in form to 打ち消し but means 'discontinuation' or 'cutting off', not negation.

Word family

打うち切きり誤ご差さ
truncation error

Written forms

打うち切きりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
打うち切きり
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, continuative form of 打つ 'to strike') + 切り (kiri, continuative form of 切る 'to cut'). Literally 'strike and cut off', giving the sense of abruptly ending something.

The company discontinued the project to cut costs.

Citing falling ratings, the station decided to cancel the show.