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期限を切る (きげんをきる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

期き限げんを切きる

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

set a deadline; fix a time limit

Used when establishing a final date or time by which something must be done. Often used in business or formal contexts.

See also: 切る (きる)

レポートの提てい出しゅつは来らい週しゅうの金きん曜よう日びと期き限げんを切きる。
We set the deadline for the report submission as next Friday.

プロジェクトの完かん了りょうに期き限げんを切きってください。

Please set a deadline for the completion of the project.

Kanji

期period, time, date
限limit, restrict, to best of ability
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

締しめ切きり
締め切り is a noun meaning 'deadline' itself, while 期限を切る is the verb phrase meaning 'to set a deadline'.
期き限げんを設もうける
期限を設ける is a more formal synonym for setting a deadline, often used in official documents.

Etymology

Compound of 期限 (deadline, time limit) + を (object marker) + 切る (to cut, to set a limit). The verb 切る here carries the sense of 'to set a boundary' or 'to fix a limit', as seen in other expressions like 日限を切る.