Where does “張り切る” come from?

張り切る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

張り切る (Japanese): be in high spirits, be enthusiastic; stretch to...

Definitions

  1. be in high spirits, be enthusiastic; stretch to...

Ancestry of “張り切る”, step by step

張り切る traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 切る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

via Japanese 張る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese張るspread, fill; swell; put up, spread
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