“To break off” in Japanese
Short answer
To break off in Japanese is “打ち欠く” (uchikaku). Full meaning: to break off, to knock off; to create a false eye by sacrificing a stone.
Other ways to say “To break off” in Japanese
途切れる
togireru to break off, to come to an end, to be interrupted, to be cut short, to pause
手折る
taoru to break by hand (e.g. a flower), to break off (a twig), to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
折る
oru to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold, to bend; to make (origami)
もぎ取る
mogitoru to pluck off (esp. by twisting), to pick, to break off, to tear off; to wrest (away from), to wrench free, to snatch (away)
跡切れる
togireru to break off, to come to an end, to be interrupted, to be cut short, to pause
とぎれる
togireru to break off, to come to an end, to be interrupted, to be cut short, to pause
言いさす
iisasu to break off (mid-sentence), to stop (saying)
たおる
taoru to break by hand (e.g. a flower), to break off (a twig), to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
手折れる
taoreru to break by hand (e.g. a flower), to break off (a twig), to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
断ち切る
tachikiru to cut (cloth, paper, etc.), to cut off; to sever (ties), to break off (relations), to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.), to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.), to block, to break up (e.g. an intelligen
言いかける
iikakeru to start to say, to attempt to say, to be about to say, to break off (mid-sentence); to speak to, to address
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