Japanese Conversation · Level 51
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Japanese word
尽きる
Pronunciation
Romajitsukiru
Meaning
- verbrun out
Example
お金が尽きます。o kane ga tsu ki ma su
The money runs out.
More examples
停電が長引き、発電機の燃料が尽きました。tei den ga naga bi ki hatsu den ki no nen ryō ga tsu ki ma shi ta
The generator ran out of fuel during the long power outage.
Core concept
Marks the point at which a resource is no longer available or a continuing process reaches its end.
Common phrases
在庫が尽きるzai ko ga tsu ki ru
stock runs out
燃料が尽きるnen ryō ga tsu ki ru
fuel runs out
資金が尽きるshi kin ga tsu ki ru
funds run out
Similar words
無くなるnakunaru: To cease to exist or be available.
終わるowaru: To reach the end of an event, period, or continuing situation.
切れるkireru: To become unavailable when a supply, period, or service ends.
Definition in Japanese
使えるものや続いていたものがなくなり、終わる。tsuka e ru mo no ya tsuzu i te i ta mo no ga na ku na ri o wa ru
Word origin
The native Japanese verb 尽きる (tsukiru) is related to 尽くす (tsukusu, "use up completely"), with the intransitive form describing something that becomes exhausted or reaches its end.
Usage tips
- In conversation, this verb extends beyond money to supplies, time, patience, and available methods, so it covers both resources running out and situations coming to an end.