吹っ切る

• 読み: ふっきる
• ローマ字: fukkiru
• 漢字の分解: 切 (ki) — cut, sever, finish
• 発音: /ɸɯk.ki.ɾɯ/

意味

To get over something; to break free from; to put behind oneself and move on.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb that combines an emphatic prefix ふっ (from 吹く, blow) with 切る (kiru, to cut through/finish decisively). Expresses the act of decisively cutting oneself free from doubt, regret, attachment, or a bad habit. The emphasis is on an internal act of will rather than a slow healing process.

例文

1. 失恋の痛みを吹っ切るために、彼は旅に出た。
2. 迷いを吹っ切って、ついに起業する決断を下した。
3. 過去を吹っ切り、新たな一歩を踏み出す時が来た。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, self-improvement, narrative, daily life

トーン: resolute

起源と歴史

Colloquial compound formed from ふっ (emphatic variant of 吹く, blow) + 切る (cut/finish). The image is of blowing something away entirely, cutting it off at the root. The casual register of the prefix ふっ gives the verb a colloquial, decisive feel.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal