割り切る

• 読み: わりきる
• ローマ字: warikiru
• 漢字の分解: 割 (katsu/waru) — to divide, to split; 切 (setsu/kiru) — to cut, to conclude
• 発音: /wa.ɾi.ki.ɾɯ/

意味

To be decisive; to come to terms with; to accept a situation pragmatically and move on without lingering sentiment.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 割る (to divide) and 切る (to cut through completely). Together they convey cleanly severing an issue — drawing a firm line between two things (e.g. work and private life, feelings and action) and accepting the result without ambiguity. It implies mature rationalism over emotional entanglement.

例文

1. 仕事は仕事と割り切って、プライベートとの境界を明確にした。
2. うまくいかなくても仕方がないと割り切れるようになった。
3. 感情に流されず、合理的に割り切った判断が求められる場面だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: work-life balance, decision-making, emotional maturity, negotiations

トーン: pragmatic

起源と歴史

Compound of 割る (waru — to divide) and 切る (kiru — to cut, to conclude decisively). The 切る component adds finality — the matter is not only divided but cleanly severed. This sense of clear-cut resolution is central to the word's meaning.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General