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打ち切り (うちきり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The TV show was cancelled due to declining ratings.
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
The company discontinued the project to cut costs.
〈 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
Citing falling ratings, the station decided to cancel the show.
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.
