Japanese

しきる
Meaning: to manage; to take charge; to partition
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

仕
切
る

Example sentences

She is managing the entire project.
部屋は薄い壁で仕切られていた。
The room was divided by a thin wall.

Usage Notes

Can mean dividing a space with a partition or being the one in charge of organizing or running something.

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