JMdict: 1419550
断ち切る 【たちきる】
- [v5r,vt] to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
- [v5r,vt] to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.); to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)
- [v5r,vt] to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block; to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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断 | Severance, Decline, Refuse, Apologize, Warn, Dismiss, Prohibit, Decision, Judgement, Cutting | ダン | た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める |
切 | Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp | セツ, サイ | き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ |