Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb

()れるto break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack, to be injured, to wear out, to be worn out, to burst, to collapse, to wear off, to stop working, to go dead, to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due, to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of, to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected, to cut well, to be sharp, to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able, to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time), to dry off, to curve, to veer, to shuffle (cards), to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip, to be able to do completely

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be injured

    3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to wear out, to be worn out

    4. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to break, to burst, to collapse

    5. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to wear off, to stop working, to go dead

    6. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      6.

      to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due

    7. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      7.

      to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of

    8. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      8.

      to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected

    9. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      9.

      to cut well, to be sharp

    10. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      10.

      to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able

    11. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      11.

      to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time)

    12. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      12.

      to dry off

    13. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      13.

      to curve, to veer

    14. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      14.

      to shuffle (cards)

    15. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      15.

    16. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      16.

      to be able to do completely

      Usually written using kana alone, after the -masu stem of a verb

    All Forms

    切れる 【きれる】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      あやとり(よう)(いと)()てしまいました。

      The string for the cat's cradle snapped.

      • N3

      靴下(くつした)()てしまったので(あたら)しいものを()おう。

      My sock tore, so I'll buy a new pair.

      • N3

      まさかあんなに(なか)()かった親友(しんゆう)との(えん)()てしまうとは…。

      I can't believe the bond with my close friend severed like that.

      • N3

      緊張(きんちょう)(いと)()途端(とたん)に、安堵(あんど)から自然(しぜん)(なみだ)(あふ)()てきてしまいました。

      As soon as the thread of tension snapped, tears naturally welled up from relief.

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ):「(もと)カノとはもう()たって()っていたのに、あれは()()(うそ)だったのね!」

      Her: 'He said he had cut-off his ex-girlfriend, but that was a blatant lie!'

      • N2
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