断ち切る
Meanings
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)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たちきる
たちきる
Examples6
あの
You should cut off your connections with that group.
彼
He broke himself of the bad habit of smoking.
つまらない
A foolish misunderstanding severed their long friendship.
賃金
It is difficult to break the vicious circle of wages and prices.
悪い
It is not easy to get rid of a bad habit.
習慣
A habit is very difficult to shake off once it is formed.