切れる

verb (ichidan)きれる · kireru

1. Englishto break; to snap; to be cut; to split

   • 二人の子供は綱が切れるまで引っ張りあった。The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.

2. Englishto be injured

3. Englishto wear out; to be worn out

4. Englishto break; to burst; to collapse

5. Englishto wear off; to stop working; to go dead

6. Englishto expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due

7. Englishto run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out

   • ガソリンが切れかかっている。We're running out of gas.

8. Englishto be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off

9. Englishto cut well; to be sharp

   • このはさみは良く切れない。These scissors don't cut well.