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尽つきる

つきる tsukiru Play N1 Ichidan verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

物や資源がすべて使われてなくなる。運や機会などが終わる。 to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

Example 1

探検隊たんけんたいの糧食りょうしょくはすぐ尽つきてしまった。

The expedition's supplies soon gave out.

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Example 2

奴やつの悪運あくうんが尽つきるのも時間じかんの問題もんだいだ。

It's just a matter of time before his outrageous and undeserved good luck comes to an end.

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Kanji breakdown

尽

N1

exhaust; use up; run out of; deplete; befriend; serve

On reading
ジン、サン
Kun reading
つ.きる、つ.くす、つ.かす、-づ.く、-ず.く、ことごと.く
Radical
尸
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尽くす

N1

つくす

to exhaust; to run out; to serve (a person); to befriend