Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.).
  2. to sever (ties), to break off (relationship), to overcome (habit, addiction).
  3. to cut off (enemy's retreat), to block (road, etc.), to disconnect.

Variations

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