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きれる

kireru

Description

「切れる」は、糸やロープなどが二つに分かれる時に使います。

"きれる" is used when things like thread or rope split into two.

食べ物や電池などが「なくなる」意味でも、よく使う言葉です。

It is also often used to mean "run out" of food, batteries, etc.

Meanings

切れるkireru

to break, snap, or become cut

ひもが切れてしまった。

The string broke.

切れるkireru

to run out; to be used up

牛乳が切れたので買いに行く。

We're out of milk, so I'm going to buy some.

切れるkireru

to be sharp-minded; to be able to cut

このナイフはよく切れる。

This knife is very sharp.

Related words

切る切れはさみなくなるつながる

Notes

  • Form

    切れる is the intransitive counterpart of 切る (to cut).

  • Nuance

    Colloquially キレる (often katakana) means to lose one's temper suddenly.

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