断ち切る・裁ち切る・截ち切る|たちきるtachikiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
断ち切るUse 断ち切る for the meanings in this entry; it is the most common spelling and the recommended choice for beginners.
裁ち切る裁ち切る is rarely used. You may encounter it as a variant spelling, but beginners should choose 断ち切る instead.
截ち切る截ち切る is rarely used. You may encounter it as a variant spelling, but beginners should choose 断ち切る instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
- godan verb, transitive verbto sever (ties); to break off (relations); to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.); to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block; to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 断ち切る（たちきる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 断ち切ります（たちきります） |
| Negative (nai) | 断ち切らない（たちきらない） |
| polite (masen) | 断ち切りません（たちきりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 断ち切らず・断ち切らぬ（たちきらず・たちきらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 断ち切った（たちきった） |
| polite (mashita) | 断ち切りました（たちきりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 断ち切らなかった（たちきらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 断ち切りませんでした（たちきりませんでした） |
| Te form | 断ち切って（たちきって） |
| Potential | 断ち切れる（たちきれる） |
| Passive | 断ち切られる（たちきられる） |
| Causative | 断ち切らせる（たちきらせる） |
| Causative passive | 断ち切らせられる・断ち切らされる（たちきらせられる・たちきらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 断ち切れば（たちきれば） |
| tara | 断ち切ったら（たちきったら） |
| Volitional | 断ち切ろう（たちきろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 断ち切りましょう（たちきりましょう） |
| Imperative | 断ち切れ（たちきれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym切断せつだんNeutralMeans cutting something off, as in 「電線の切断」; leans technical and medical, while 「断ち切る」 is often figurative for severing ties or attachments.
- Synonym断つたつWrittenA written-style verb meaning to sever or give up, as in 「酒を断つ」; it suits formal prose and is the natural pick for abstaining.
- Related打ち切るうちきるNeutralA verb for stopping or discontinuing something midway, as in 「連載打ち切り」; it focuses on halting what is ongoing, not on cutting.
- Related切るきるNeutralThe broadest verb: to cut or slice, but also to sever ties or hang up the phone; covers far more ground than 「断ち切る」.
- Related遮断しゃだんNeutralBlocks the flow of traffic, electricity or signals; it stresses cutting something off, unlike 「断ち切る」, which often figuratively severs ties.
- Related切り取るきりとるNeutralA verb for cutting out or clipping a part of something; it can also mean quoting out of context, a use 「断ち切る」 lacks.
- AntonymつなぐNeutralAn antonym: to connect or tie things together; it stands opposite 「断ち切る」 in its sense of severing.
- Antonym接続するNeutralAn antonym: to connect or link up; it stands opposite 「断ち切る」 in its sense of cutting something off.
Use 「断ち切る」 to cut, to sever ties or attachments, or to break a vicious cycle, as in 「未練を断ち切る」. For technical cutting say 「切断」, for stopping something midway 「打ち切る」, for giving up or abstaining 「断つ」; the antonym is 「繋ぐ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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