Japanese

よみきる
Meaning: to finish reading; to read through; to see through
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 読み切る 読み切ない
Polite 読み切ます 読み切ません
Past 読み切た 読み切なかった
Polite + Past 読み切ました 読み切ませんでした
Te-form 読み切て 読み切なくて
Potential 読み切られる 読み切られない
Passive 読み切られる 読み切られない
Causative 読み切させる 読み切させない
Imperative 読み切ろ 読み切るな

Handwriting

読
み
切
る

Example sentences

I read through this long novel in one night.
彼は毎日一冊の本を読み切る。
He finishes reading one book every day.

Usage Notes

Used when finishing a book entirely, or when predicting the outcome of a situation or an opponent's move.

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