Where does “読み切る” come from?
読み切る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
読み切る (Japanese): finish reading, read through
Definitions
- finish reading, read through
Ancestry of “読み切る”, step by step
読み切る traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 切る
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 切る | to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop... |
| 2 | Japanese | 裏切り | treachery, betrayal |
| 3 | Japanese | 裏 | back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of... |
via Japanese 読む
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 読む | to read; to count; to infer; to speculate |