切れる (Kireru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to break, to snap, to be cut, to split”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be injured
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto wear out; to be worn out
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto break; to burst; to collapse
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto wear off; to stop working; to go dead
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
Examples
電話が切れた。
The telephone was still.
電球が切れた。
The light bulb has burned out.
彼は頭が切れる。
He is sharp-witted.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).