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縁を切る (えんをきる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縁えんを切きる

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

sever relations; break off ties; cut off contact

Used for deliberately ending a personal relationship, often with a relative, spouse, or close acquaintance. Carries a strong, final connotation.

彼かれは親おやと縁えんを切きった。
He severed ties with his parents.
あの人ひととはもう縁えんを切きったほうがいい。
You'd better cut off contact with that person.

Written forms

縁えんを切きる
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
えんを切きる
Kana spelling used for clarity or in informal writing.

Kanji

縁affinity, relation, connection
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

絶ぜっ交こうする
絶交する is more formal and often used for breaking off friendship or association, while 縁を切る is broader and can include family ties.
手てを切きる
手を切る often implies ending a romantic or business relationship, sometimes with a nuance of cutting losses, whereas 縁を切る is more about severing a personal bond.

Etymology

The expression combines 縁 (えん, 'bond' or 'connection') with 切る (きる, 'to cut'), literally meaning 'to cut the bond'. The historical derivation is straightforward.