Word · 単語
切らす
Reading きらす
to run out of
- 1 to run out of, to be short of, to be out of stock
- 2 to be out of (e.g. breath), to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
—
JLPT
—
strokes
#16094
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
複写機の紙を切らしたよ。
We've run out of paper for the photocopier.
sense 1 · to run out of
しびれを切らして借金の催促をした。
He impatiently asked for repayment.
sense 2 · to be out of (e.g. breath)
食べ物をきらしてしまった。
We have run short of food.
あら砂糖を切らしているわ。
Ah, we have run short of sugar.
さびつかせるよりもすり切らしたほうがいい。
Better wear out than rust out.