noun
partition; divider; compartment
Physical or spatial division: a screen, wall, or section that separates areas. Also used for compartments in containers.
部屋の真ん中に仕切りを置いて、二つの空間に分けた。
We put a partition in the middle of the room and divided it into two spaces.
このバッグは仕切り
This bag has many compartments, making it easy to organize.
noun
settlement of accounts; closing the books
Business/financial term: finalizing accounts, balancing the books, or settling a bill. Often used in phrases like 仕切りをする or 仕切り書.
月末に経理部で仕切りを行う。
The accounting department settles the accounts at the end of the month.
noun
preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark
Sumo term: the ritual where wrestlers face off, crouch, and stare each other down before the initial charge. Not used outside sumo.
両力士は仕切りを繰り返し、観客の期待が高まった。
The two wrestlers repeated the toeing-the-mark ritual, heightening the crowd's anticipation.
noun
directing; managing; taking charge
Abstract use: taking responsibility for running an event, project, or situation; acting as the organizer or coordinator. Often used in 仕切りをする or 仕切り役.
彼がパーティーの仕切りをしてくれたので、とてもスムーズに進んだ。
He took charge of the party, so everything went very smoothly.
プロジェクトの仕切りは彼女に任せよう。
Let's leave the management of the project to her.
Noun form of the verb 仕切る (to partition, to manage), from 仕 (do) + 切る (cut/divide). The sumo sense derives from the idea of 'cutting off' the preliminary phase.