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Japanese word
打ち切る
Pronunciation
Romajiuchikiru
Meaning
- verbcut short
Example
会議を打ち切ります。kai gi o u chi ki ri ma su
We will cut the meeting short.
More examples
会社はその製品の生産を打ち切りました。kai sha wa so no sei hin no sei san o u chi ki ri ma shi ta
The company discontinued production of that product.
Core concept
Marks an ongoing activity as stopped before its natural or planned end, often because a decision brings it to a close.
Common phrases
放送を打ち切るhō sō o u chi ki ru
end a broadcast
契約を打ち切るkei yaku o u chi ki ru
terminate a contract
受付を打ち切るuke tsuke o u chi ki ru
close registration
Similar words
中止するchūshisuru: To stop a planned or ongoing activity before it is completed.
やめるyameru: To stop an action, habit, or activity without stating whether it has reached its intended end.
終了するshūryōsuru: To bring an activity, process, or period to an end, whether or not it ends early.
切り上げるkiriageru: To end an activity earlier than expected, often because of time or circumstances.
Definition in Japanese
進行中の物事を、最後まで行わず、途中で終わらせる。shin kō chū no mono goto o sai go ma de okona wa zu to chū de o wa ra se ru
Word origin
打ち切る (uchikiru, "cut short") is a native Japanese compound formed from the continuative form 打つ (utsu, "strike") and 切る (kiru, "cut"), with the latter adding the sense of ending an action.
Usage tips
- In formal Japanese, 打ち切る (uchikiru) applies to negotiations, investigations, aid, and funding as well as meetings, so it often signals an official decision rather than a mere pause.
Other meanings
- terminateverb
- discontinueverb
Opposites
- 続行するzokkōsurucontinueverb
Related words
- 打ち切りuchikiriterminationnoun