〜切る / 〜切れない
N3〜きる / 〜きれない kiru / kirenai
do completely; finish / can't finish; too many to
Formation
Verb-stem + 切る / Verb-stem + 切れない
Chinese meanings
做完;无法全部做完
Chinese formation
动词ます形去ます+切る/切れない
Chinese usage
表示彻底完成某动作,否定形式表示无法全部完成。
Chinese notes
也可表示达到极限,如疲れ切る。
Examples
- 三時間かけて、長い小説を最後まで読み切った。It took three hours, but I read the long novel right to the end.花了三个小时,把长篇小说读完了。
- 注文しすぎて、料理を食べ切れなかった。We ordered too much and couldn't finish all the food.点得太多,没能把菜吃完。
- 山の上では、数え切れないほどの星が見えた。From the mountaintop we could see more stars than we could count.从山顶看到了数不清的星星。
Notes
Doing something through to the very end. Also describes a total state: 疲れ切る ('be utterly exhausted'). Often written in kana: 〜きる / 〜きれない.
#completion#ability
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kiru-kirenai');
{
"id": "kiru-kirenai",
"pattern": "〜切る / 〜切れない",
"reading": "〜きる / 〜きれない",
"romaji": "kiru / kirenai",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "do completely; finish / can't finish; too many to",
"formation": "Verb-stem + 切る / Verb-stem + 切れない",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "三時間かけて、長い小説を最後まで読み切った。",
"furigana": "{三|さん}{時間|じかん}かけて、{長|なが}い{小説|しょうせつ}を{最後|さいご}まで{読|よ}み{切|き}った。",
"en": "It took three hours, but I read the long novel right to the end."
},
{
"ja": "注文しすぎて、料理を食べ切れなかった。",
"furigana": "{注文|ちゅうもん}しすぎて、{料理|りょうり}を{食|た}べ{切|き}れなかった。",
"en": "We ordered too much and couldn't finish all the food."
},
{
"ja": "山の上では、数え切れないほどの星が見えた。",
"furigana": "{山|やま}の{上|うえ}では、{数|かぞ}え{切|き}れないほどの{星|ほし}が{見|み}えた。",
"en": "From the mountaintop we could see more stars than we could count."
}
],
"tags": [
"completion",
"ability"
],
"notes": "Doing something through to the very end. Also describes a total state: 疲れ切る ('be utterly exhausted'). Often written in kana: 〜きる / 〜きれない.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "8d980e737066dbfc615ecb19029b905226deb1ae19ff70ba18d22c91f577b664",
"meanings": [
"做完",
"无法全部做完"
],
"formation": "动词ます形去ます+切る/切れない",
"explanation": "表示彻底完成某动作,否定形式表示无法全部完成。",
"notes": "也可表示达到极限,如疲れ切る。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "三時間かけて、長い小説を最後まで読み切った。",
"zh": "花了三个小时,把长篇小说读完了。"
},
{
"ja": "注文しすぎて、料理を食べ切れなかった。",
"zh": "点得太多,没能把菜吃完。"
},
{
"ja": "山の上では、数え切れないほどの星が見えた。",
"zh": "从山顶看到了数不清的星星。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#kiru-kirenai",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "5e6d015193ce64a2fbfabde1800a96a281ed48a34e8b1d03c2f6e6e4074afed5"
}
}