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打ち切る (うちきる, uchikiru) Japanese meaning: stop | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 打ち切る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 打う ち 切き る 打う ち 切き らない Polite 打う ち 切き ります 打う ち 切き りません Past polite 打う ち 切き りました 打う ち 切き りませんでした Past 打う ち 切き った 打う ち 切き らなかった Te-form 打う ち 切き って 打う ち 切き らないで Desire 打う ち 切き りたい 打う ち 切き りたくない Potential 打う ち 切き れる 打う ち 切き れない Passive 打う ち 切き られる 打う ち 切き られない Causative 打う ち 切き らせる 打う ち 切き らせない Causative passive 打う ち 切き らせられる also 打う ち 切き らされる 打う ち 切き らせられない also 打う ち 切き らされない Volitional 打う ち 切き ろう Polite volitional 打う ち 切き りましょう Imperative 打う ち 切き れ 打う ち 切き るな Conditional 打う ち 切き れば 打う ち 切き らなければ Tara conditional 打う ち 切き ったら 打う ち 切き らなかったら
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政せい
府ふ
は
その
補ほ
助じょ
金きん
を
打う
ち
切き
る
こと
を
決き
め
た
。
The government decided to discontinue the subsidy.
The program was canceled due to low ratings.
Usage patterns 交こう 渉しょう を 打う ち 切き る to break off negotiations
The two countries broke off negotiations.
援えん 助じょ を 打う ち 切き る to cut off aid or support
The government cut off aid to that country.
連れん 載さい を 打う ち 切き る to discontinue a serialized publication
Due to low popularity, the serialization was discontinued.
話はなし を 打う ち 切き る to cut a conversation short
He suddenly cut the conversation short.
Related words· 6 中止 means to cancel or call off a planned event, often temporarily, while 打ち切る means to forcibly terminate something already in progress, usually for good.
終了 describes a neutral, natural ending, whereas 打ち切る stresses a deliberate decision to cut something short before its natural end.
中断 means to pause or interrupt something with the possibility of resuming later, while 打ち切る implies a final, permanent stop.
廃止 is used for formally abolishing a system, law, or institution, whereas 打ち切る more commonly applies to ending an ongoing project, series, or support.
Show 2 more 打ち切る means to terminate or discontinue something abruptly and often permanently, while 切り上げる implies ending at a convenient natural point with the possibility of resuming later.
打ち切る means to discontinue or terminate something that was ongoing (like a broadcast or project), while 締め切る specifically means to stop accepting applications or entries at a deadline.
Don't confuse with 締め切る means to close off an entry period or deadline (e.g. applications), not to terminate an ongoing activity like 打ち切る does.
打ち切る means to cut off or discontinue something, in contrast to 打ち出す which means to produce, emboss, or announce something new.
Written forms 打う ち 切き る Usage 89%
Standard kanji spelling; preferred in news and formal writing.
打うち 切き る Usage 9%
Variant spelling; less common but still encountered.
うちきる Usage 2%
Etymology Compound of 打ち (uchi, prefix adding emphasis or abruptness) and 切る (kiru, 'to cut'). Literally 'to cut off forcefully', extended to mean terminating an activity or program.
