N2 — outside your level filter
〜切る
きるkiruN2neutral
Same meaning2
finish doing; do all the way through
- 抜くcarry through to the end; do all the way through despite hardshipattaches at
- 終わるfinish doingattaches at
All examples3
do all the way through — carried to the very end, nothing left
この本、一晩で読み切った。
kono hon, hitoban de yomikitta.
I read all the way through this book in one night. casual
量多すぎて、正直食べきれなかった。
ryou oosugite, shoujiki tabekirenakatta.
Honestly, there was too much and I couldn't finish it all. casual
弊社は本年度の計画を予定通りやり切りました。
heisha wa hon nendo no keikaku o yotei doori yarikirimashita.
Our company carried this fiscal year's plan through to completion, exactly as scheduled. formal
How it's formed1
All forms5
切れるkirerualternant
書き切れる
the "can finish it all" form (食べ切れる). In 売り切れる it has become one word, "sell out".
- negative切らないkiranai
書き切らない
- past切ったkitta
書き切った
- polite切りますkirimasu
書き切ります
- potential negative切れないkirenai
書き切れない
Notes
切れない is the everyday form (食べきれない). After a ます-stem 切る never means "cut" (書き切る is only "finish writing").