Japanese

きる

もえつきる
Meaning: to burn out; to be exhausted; to use up one's energy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 燃え尽きる 燃え尽きない
Polite 燃え尽きます 燃え尽きません
Past 燃え尽きた 燃え尽きなかった
Polite + Past 燃え尽きました 燃え尽きませんでした
Te-form 燃え尽きて 燃え尽きなくて
Potential 燃え尽きられる 燃え尽きられない
Passive 燃え尽きられる 燃え尽きられない
Causative 燃え尽きさせる 燃え尽きさせない
Imperative 燃え尽きろ 燃え尽きるな

Handwriting

燃
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尽
き
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Example

He used up all his energy and burned out.

Usage Notes

Used both for literal burning (like a fire going out) and psychological burnout from overwork or intense effort.

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