Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 切れる(きれる) in Japanese

切れる
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
きれる
Romaji
kireru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be injured
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wear out; to be worn out
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to break; to burst; to collapse
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to cut well; to be sharp
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to dry off
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to curve; to veer
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to shuffle (cards)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to be able to do completely

Examples of 切れる, きれる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
切れる
Plain Polite
切れます
Negative
切れない
Negative Polite
切れません

Past

Plain
切れた
Plain Polite
切れました
Negative
切れなかった
Negative Polite
切れませんでした

Te

Plain
切れて
Plain Polite
切れまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
切れられる
Plain Polite
切れられます
Negative
切れられない
Negative Polite
切れられません

Related Kanji

切 JLPT 4

4 strokes

cut, cutoff, be sharp

On'Yomi: セツ, サイ

Kun'Yomi: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ

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