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〜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

  • 三さん時じ間かんかけて、長ながい小しょう説せつを最さい後ごまで読よみ切きった。
    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。
  • 注ちゅう文もんしすぎて、料りょう理りを食たべ切きれなかった。
    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。
    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.

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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"
  }
}