Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

    to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off

    あのグループとの関係は断ち切るべきだ。
    You should cut off your connections with that group.
  2. to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.); to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)

  3. to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block; to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)

Also written 裁ち切る【たちきる】截ち切る【たちきる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

Kun
た.つことわ.るさだ.める
On
ダン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
338 of 2500
Radical
axe
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
6b5.6The Kanji Dictionary
2272.1Four corner code
1254deroo
65adUnicode hex code
1-35-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2078Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2385New Nelson (John Haig)
1492New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1001Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1136Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1218Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
493A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1669Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
606Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13557Morohashi
750A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1024Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1063Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841sakade
594Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
773henshall3
743Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
426crowley
900Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
955Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1145Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan4Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun
き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
On
セツサイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
324 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

きつきりぎり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2f2.2The Kanji Dictionary
4772.0Four corner code
1445deroo
5207Unicode hex code
1-32-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
667Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
453New Nelson (John Haig)
27New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
85Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
89Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
204A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
36Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1858Morohashi
156A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
99sakade
126Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
173henshall3
97Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
208crowley
250Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3busy_people
179Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
86Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qie1, qie4Pinyin reading
jeol, cheKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level