Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack.
  2. to be injured.
  3. to wear out, to be worn out.
  4. to break, to burst, to collapse.
  5. to wear off, to stop working, to go dead.
  6. to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due.
  7. to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of.
  8. to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected.
  9. to cut well, to be sharp.
  10. to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able.
  11. to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time).
  12. to dry off.
  13. to curve, to veer.
  14. to shuffle (cards).
  15. to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip. Colloquialism.

auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

Usually written with kana alone. After the -masu stem of a verb.
  1. to be able to do completely.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
切れる きれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る セツ サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)