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    3. 断ち切る

    断ち切る

    断たち​切きる​

    to cut (cloth, paper, etc.)

    KMT8News #26+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    裁ち切る截ち切る断切る断ちきる絶ち切る絶ちきるたち切る

    たちきる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to cut (cloth, paper, etc.), to cut off
    2.
    to sever (ties), to break off (relations), to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.), to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)
    3.
    to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.), to block, to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)

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    古ふるい習しゅう慣かんを断たち切きることは難むずかしい。

    It is difficult to break old habits.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは過か去ことの関かん係けいを断たち切きり、新あたらしい人じん生せいを始はじめた。

    He severed ties with his past and started a new life.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    夜や食しょくを食たべる習しゅう慣かんを断たち切きるために、努ど力りょくしています。

    I am making an effort to break the habit of eating late-night snacks.

    KMT8Daily LifeFood & DiningMedicine & Health
    彼かの女じょは、つらい思おもい出でを断たち切きって前まえ向むきに進すすむことを決きめた。

    She decided to cut off painful memories and move forward positively.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    この悪あく循じゅん環かんを断たち切きるためには、根こん本ぽん的てきな解かい決けつ策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。

    In order to break this vicious cycle, a fundamental solution is necessary.

    KMT9Daily LifePolitics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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