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打ち切り (うちきり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
discontinuation ; termination ; cancellation
Refers to the act of stopping something before its planned end, such as a project, series, or event. Often used in business, media, and administrative contexts.
予よ 算さん 不ぶ 足そく の ため 、 プロジェクト は 打う ち 切き り と なっ た 。
The project was terminated due to budget shortfalls.
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noun
end of a game of go
Specific term in the game of go, referring to the point when both players agree the game has ended and counting begins.
Written forms 打う ち 切き り Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
打うち 切き り
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Similar words 中ちゅう 止し 中止 is a general term for suspension or cancellation, often temporary. 打ち切り implies a more definitive termination, especially of something ongoing like a series or project.
終しゅう 了りょう 終了 simply means 'end' or 'finish' and is neutral. 打ち切り carries a nuance of cutting short or discontinuing before the natural end.
Etymology Compound of 打ち (uchi, continuative form of 打つ 'to strike') + 切り (kiri, continuative form of 切る 'to cut'). Literally 'strike and cut off', giving the sense of abruptly ending something.
