Godan verb, transitive verb

  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).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
断ち切る たちきる
 
 
裁ち切る たちきる
 
 
截ち切る たちきる
 
断切る たちきる
 
 
 
断ちきる たちきる
 
 
絶ち切る たちきる
 
 
 
絶ちきる たちきる
 
 
 
たち切る たちきる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

severance, decline, refuse
ダン ことわ.る た.つ (5th, N3)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
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)