Vocabulary

What does 尽きる (つきる, tsukiru) mean?

尽きる (つきる, tsukiru) means to be exhausted, run out, come to an end.

Quick facts
Readingつきる
Romajitsukiru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
つきる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsukiru

to be exhausted, run out, come to an end

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted

Example sentences

  • The fortune has been completely exhausted.

  • The conversation went on without ever running dry.

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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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