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打ち切り (uchikiri) Japanese meaning: discontinuation | Kotomora
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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.
The project was terminated due to budget shortfalls.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 打う ち 切き りになる for something to be discontinued/cancelled
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
〈 事こと 〉 の 打う ち 切き り the discontinuation of something
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
Related words 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.
中断 means a pause or interruption that may later resume, while 打ち切り means the thing is stopped for good.
Written forms 打う ち 切き り Usage 100%
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.
