Japanese symbol for “interrupted”
途切れ途切れ
とぎれとぎれ
Romaji: togiretogire
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent
In Japanese, interrupted is 途切れ途切れ, read とぎれとぎれ (togiretogire).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
Written forms: 途切れ途切れ、跡切れ跡切れ. Readings: とぎれとぎれ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 用途 | ようと youto | use; service; purpose |
| 途上 | とじょう tojou | on the way; en route |
| 途端 | とたん totan | just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of |
| 中途 | ちゅうと chuuto | halfway; midway; partway |
| 別途 | べっと betto | separate; special; another |
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “interrupted”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.