切り上げる
きりあげる
Also written 切上げる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)
- to round up (number)
- to revalue (currency)
Kanji
Example sentences
- 休暇を切りあげて帰ってきてください。
Please cut your vacation short and return. - 会合をすぐにきりあげた。
We got the meeting over with quickly. - ようやくスーザンは母親の話を切り上げ、手紙を書くと約束し、電話を切る。
Finally, Susan cuts her mother short, promises to write, and hangs up. - この辺で仕事を切り上げよう。
Let's wind up our work. - 時間が切れたので会見を早く切り上げなければならなかった。
We ran out of time and had to cut short the interview.