Japanese

りきる

まもりきる
Meaning: to protect to the end; to defend successfully
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

守
り
き
る

Example

He defended the goal to the very end.

Usage Notes

Refers to maintaining protection or defense until a process is complete or a challenge is overcome.

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