電池切(でんちぎ)れ

Usage

電池切(でんちぎ)れ describes the state of a battery being completely drained. Extremely common in daily life with smartphones and other devices.

Etymology

電池(でんち) (battery) + 切(き)れ (running out, from 切(き)れる).

Common patterns

• 電池切(でんちぎ)れになる: the battery dies
• 電池切(でんちぎ)れで連絡(れんらく)できない: can't contact because battery is dead
• 電池切(でんちぎ)れを防(ふせ)ぐ: to prevent battery drain

RELATED WORDS (other ～切れ words):

• バッテリー切(ぎ)れ: battery dead (katakana variant)
• 充電(じゅうでん)切(ぎ)れ: out of charge
• ガス切(ぎ)れ: out of gas
• 品切(しなぎ)れ: out of stock

Related words

• 充電(じゅうでん): charging
• 充電器(じゅうでんき): charger
• モバイルバッテリー: portable charger/power bank

The ～切(ぎ)れ pattern (from 切(き)れる, to run out) is productive for expressing depletion of any resource.