それきり

Alternative writings: それ切り, 其れ切り, それぎり
Frequency:
1

Indicates that something ended at that point and nothing followed afterward (i.e., 'and that was it').

NounAdverbUsually Kana

Examples

彼は手紙を一通残して、それきり戻ってこなかった。

He left one letter and that was it — he never returned.

電話でそう言われてそれきり話が途絶えた。

After being told that on the phone, the conversation stopped there.

彼女とはその日会って以来、それきり連絡を取っていない。

I met her that day and haven't had any contact with her since.

Word Relationships