尻切れトンボ しりきれトンボ Also written しりきれとんぼ, 尻切れ蜻蛉, 尻切れとんぼ Meanings Noun leaving unfinished; unfinished ending Kanji 尻 buttocks. Read as しり. 切 cut. Read as きれ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists