尽きる
つきる
tsukiru
JLPT N3verbVocabularyLevel 26 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
尽きる (つきる (tsukiru)) means "to run out". The reading is つきる (tsukiru). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
to run out
Also : to be exhausted · to be used up
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Example Sentences
長い冬が終わり、やっと食料が尽きてきた。
ながいふゆがおわり、やっとしょくりょうがつきてきた。
After the long winter, our food supplies finally ran out.
彼の忍耐力も遂に尽きてしまった。
かれのにんたいりょくもついにつきてしまった。
His patience finally ran out.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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