打ち切る・打切る|うちきるuchikiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
打ち切る打ち切る is the more common written form and the recommended default for beginners learning Japanese.
打切る打切る is a less common written variant of 打ち切る; beginners should generally choose 打ち切る instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 打ち切る（うちきる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 打ち切ります（うちきります） |
| Negative (nai) | 打ち切らない（うちきらない） |
| polite (masen) | 打ち切りません（うちきりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 打ち切らず・打ち切らぬ（うちきらず・うちきらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 打ち切った（うちきった） |
| polite (mashita) | 打ち切りました（うちきりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 打ち切らなかった（うちきらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 打ち切りませんでした（うちきりませんでした） |
| Te form | 打ち切って（うちきって） |
| Potential | 打ち切れる（うちきれる） |
| Passive | 打ち切られる（うちきられる） |
| Causative | 打ち切らせる（うちきらせる） |
| Causative passive | 打ち切らせられる・打ち切らされる（うちきらせられる・うちきらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 打ち切れば（うちきれば） |
| tara | 打ち切ったら（うちきったら） |
| Volitional | 打ち切ろう（うちきろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 打ち切りましょう（うちきりましょう） |
| Imperative | 打ち切れ（うちきれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym止めるとめるNeutralThe everyday word for stopping or turning something off, with a very wide range of objects; 「打ち切る」 is limited to ending an ongoing matter partway.
- Synonym停止ていしNeutralCovers things coming to a halt or being suspended, as in 「営業停止」; 「打ち切る」 stresses a decision to end something before it finishes.
- Synonym中止ちゅうしNeutralMeans stopping midway or calling off a planned event, as in 「雨天中止」; close to 「打ち切る」, but 「中止」 also covers cancellation before things start.
- Synonym中絶ちゅうぜつWrittenIn modern usage this mostly means abortion; as 'discontinuation' it is rare written-style prose — say 「中断」 or 「打ち切り」 in everyday speech.
- SynonymストップCasualA loanword used colloquially for stopping or calling a halt; 「打ち切る」 is more formal, typical of investigations, programs and negotiations.
- SynonymよすCasualColloquial: to give up on doing something or leave it be, as in 「止しなさい」; 「打ち切る」 suits formal projects and negotiations.
- Synonym解消かいしょうNeutralDissolves relationships, contracts or organizations, or clears away stress and problems; 「打ち切る」 terminates something that is under way.
- Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralSimply means coming to an end, whether as planned or early; 「打ち切る」 stresses ending before the intended finish.
- Synonym打ち切りうちきりNeutralThe noun form of the headword, as in 「連載打ち切り」; 「打ち切る」 is the verb.
- Synonym切り上げるきりあげるNeutralWrapping up at a convenient point, or rounding a number up; 「打ち切る」 often implies a forced or decided stop, while 「切り上げる」 feels proactive and natural.
- Synonym取りやめるとりやめるNeutralCancels something planned, such as an event or project, though it can apply to things already under way too; 「打ち切る」 stresses cutting off midway.
- Related中断ちゅうだんNeutralAn interruption expected to be temporary, with resumption assumed later; 「打ち切る」 ends the matter then and there, with no thought of resuming.
- Related差し止めるさしとめるWrittenWritten-style: to bar or halt something by order or authority, as in 「出版を差し止める」, often in legal contexts; 「打ち切る」 ends something in progress.
- Antonym続けるつづけるNeutralTo keep something going; the direct opposite of 「打ち切る」's ending things partway.
- Antonym延長するNeutralTo extend a time limit or duration; the opposite of 「打ち切る」's ending early.
Use 「打ち切る」 for terminating something under way — an investigation, a TV program, negotiations, aid — before it runs its course. To cancel something planned or in progress, use 「取りやめる」 or 「中止」; for a temporary halt with resumption expected, 「中断」; for finishing, 「終了」; for wrapping up at a natural stopping point, 「切り上げる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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