If you look up \u300c\u5207\u308c\u308b\u300d on Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC, you will get a huge list of definitions.<\/p>\n
\u5207\u308c\u308b \u3010\u304d\u308c\u308b\u3011 (v1) (1) to cut well; to be sharp; (2) to break (off); to snap; to wear out; (3) to be injured; (4) to burst; to collapse; (5) to be disconnected; to be out of; to expire; to sever (connections) with; (6) to be shrewd; to have a sharp mind;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Some of these, I would take with a grain of salt. For instance, I have no idea how you would use \u300c\u5207\u308c\u308b\u300d to mean “to burst”. Nevertheless, \u300c\u5207\u308c\u308b\u300d has many, many uses which you might want to become familiar with.
\nFor instance, what if you wanted to say something ran out or expired?<\/p>\n\uff11\uff09\u96fb\u6c60\u304c\u5207\u308c\u308b<\/u>\u304b\u3089\u3001\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u306e\u3092\u8cb7\u3063\u305f\u65b9\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3002
– The batteries are going to run out so you should buy a new one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\uff12\uff09\u3053\u306e\u5546\u54c1\u306f\u3082\u3046\u58f2\u308a\u5207\u308c<\/u>\u3067\u3059\u3002
– This item is already sold-out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\uff13\uff09\u8cde\u5473\u671f\u9650\u304c\u3082\u3046\u5207\u308c\u305f<\/u>\u304b\u3089\u3001\u6368\u3066\u305f\u65b9\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3088\u3002
– The sell-by date has already expired so you should throw it out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOr what if your connection gets cut off such as on the phone?<\/p>\n
\uff11\uff09\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb\u306b\u5165\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u96fb\u6ce2\u304c\u5c4a\u304b\u306a\u304f\u3066\u96fb\u8a71\u304c\u5207\u308c\u305f<\/u>\u3002
– Once entering the tunnel, the signal didn’t reach and the phone got cut off.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nYou can even use it for when you lose your temper.<\/p>\n
\uff11\uff09\u3082\u3046\u6211\u6162\u3067\u304d\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3001\u5207\u308c\u305f<\/u>\u3002
– I couldn’t take it anymore and I lost my temper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nPerhaps, one of the most useful thing about \u300c\u5207\u308c\u308b\u300d is that you can take the negative and use it as a verb suffix for things you can’t cut off and put an end to. This is the same as the expression \u300c\u5207\u308a\u304c\u306a\u3044\u300d for things that have no cut-off point and seems to be endless. As you can see by the examples, you just take the stem<\/a> of the verb and attach \u300c\u5207\u308c\u306a\u3044\u300d .<\/p>\n
\uff11\uff09\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306b\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u98df\u3079\u304d\u308c\u306a\u3044<\/u>\u3002- I can’t eat this much.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\uff12\uff09\u3069\u3046\u9811\u5f35\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5bbf\u984c\u306f\u7d76\u5bfe\u3084\u308a\u304d\u308c\u306a\u3044<\/u>\u3088\u3002
– No matter how much you try, there’s no way you will finish this homework.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\uff13\uff09\u72b6\u6cc1\u306f\u307e\u3060\u628a\u63e1\u3057\u304d\u308c\u3066\u306a\u3044<\/u>\u305f\u3081\u3001\u660e\u65e5\u307e\u3067\u691c\u8a0e\u3055\u305b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002
– Because I haven’t finished getting a handle on the situation, please let me find things out until tomorrow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you look up \u300c\u5207\u308c\u308b\u300d on Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC, you will get a huge list of definitions. \u5207\u308c\u308b \u3010\u304d\u308c\u308b\u3011 (v1) (1) to cut well; to be sharp; (2) to break (off); to snap; to wear out; (3) to be injured; … Continue reading