Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
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
Auxiliary verb (1-dan)
Usually written in kana
16. to be able to do completely
after the -masu stem of a verb
Kanji used
cut
Pitch accent
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
to be sold out
to be able to conceal
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
Examples (29 in total)
The switch is off.
My film has run out.
The battery gave out.
The light bulb has burned out.
The toilet paper has run out!
The clouds are breaking.
A string on my guitar broke.
The computer is off.
The printer's out of ink.
The phone line's been cut.
This knife cuts well.
My computer sometimes shuts down suddenly.
Cheese is easy to cut with a knife.
The business contract ran out last month.
How many slices of pizza did you eat?
My phone is out of battery.
These scissors cut well.
"Why didn't you call?" "My phone's battery was out of charge."
I tried to be calm, but finally I lost my temper.
The edge of this knife is sharp and cuts well.
The hardness of diamond is such that it can cut glass.
We ran out of gas on the way there.
Your subscription expires with the June issue.
This peeler is easy to hold and slices well.
His term of office as governor expires next January.
My pen has run out of ink! Can I borrow your pen?
Chris cannot control his passion for the lovely new girl in town.
This knife has a fine edge and cuts well.
I want to go to Australia one more time before my passport expires.