Vocabulary

What does とぎれる (togireru) mean?

とぎれる means to be interrupted, break off.

Quick facts
Readingとぎれる
Romajitogireru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
とぎれる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworktogireru

to be interrupted, break off

Example sentences

  • The conversation trailed off and stopped.

  • The signal keeps cutting out, so I can't make a call.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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