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尽きる: to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

尽(つ)きる

つきる

to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end

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Reading and meaning

Reading: つきる
Romaji: tsukiru
Meaning: to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
Word type: ichidan verb

FuriganaEnglish

資金(しきん)が尽(つ)きる前(まえ)に、計画(けいかく)を見直(みなお)すべきだ。

We should review the plan before the funds run out.

交渉(こうしょう)が長引(ながび)けば、彼(かれ)の忍耐(にんたい)も尽(つ)きるだろう。

If the negotiations drag on, his patience will run out too.

冬(ふゆ)が来(く)る前(まえ)に、薪(まき)が尽(つ)きる恐(おそ)れがある。

There is a risk that the firewood will run out before winter arrives.

希望(きぼう)が尽(つ)きることはない。

Hope never runs out.