Vocab Info
N3 る-verb, Intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb
切れる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
Common
る-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack
る-verb, Intransitive verb
2.
to be injured
る-verb, Intransitive verb
3.
to wear out, to be worn out
る-verb, Intransitive verb
4.
to break, to burst, to collapse
る-verb, Intransitive verb
5.
to wear off, to stop working, to go dead
る-verb, Intransitive verb
6.
to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due
る-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
る-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
る-verb, Intransitive verb
9.
to cut well, to be sharp
る-verb, Intransitive verb
10.
to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able
る-verb, Intransitive verb
11.
to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time)
る-verb, Intransitive verb
12.
to dry off
る-verb, Intransitive verb
13.
to curve, to veer
る-verb, Intransitive verb
14.
to shuffle (cards)
る-verb, Intransitive verb
15.
Auxiliary verb, る-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】
Details
Pitch Accent
き
れ
る
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あやとり用の糸が切れてしまいました。
The string for the cat's cradle snapped.
靴下が切れてしまったので新しいものを買おう。
My sock tore, so I'll buy a new pair.
まさかあんなに仲が良かった親友との縁が切れてしまうとは…。
I can't believe the bond with my close friend severed like that.
緊張の糸が切れた途端に、安堵から自然と涙が溢れ出てきてしまいました。
As soon as the thread of tension snapped, tears naturally welled up from relief.
彼女：「元カノとはもう切れたって言っていたのに、あれは真っ赤な嘘だったのね！」
Her: 'He said he had cut-off his ex-girlfriend, but that was a blatant lie!'
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