仕切(しき)り

しきり
noun
partition, division
building
See also: 仕切(しき)る (verb form)
1. partition, divider, separator
A physical barrier or divider used to separate spaces, such as a room divider, a partition wall, or a dividing panel.
部屋(へや)に仕切(しき)りを入(い)れた。
I put a partition in the room.
カーテンで仕切(しき)りを作(つく)った。
I made a divider with a curtain.
オフィスの仕切(しき)りを外(はず)して、広(ひろ)い空間(くうかん)にした。
We removed the office partitions to create a wide open space.
2. management, running (of an event or situation)
Taking charge of and managing a situation, event, or process. The person who does this is the 仕切(しき)り役(やく).
彼(かれ)がこの会議(かいぎ)の仕切(しき)り役(やく)だ。
He is the one running this meeting.
イベントの仕切(しき)りがうまい。
She's good at managing events.

仕切(しき)り has two distinct meanings: a physical partition and the act of managing/running something.

SENSE 1 — PARTITION:

SENSE 2 — MANAGEMENT:
Derived from the verb 仕切(しき)る (to take charge, to run things).

  • 仕切(しき)り役(やく): person in charge, MC, organizer
  • 仕切(しき)りがうまい: good at managing/running things

Related words

  • 仕切(しき)り直(なお)す: to start over, to reset (used for both physical rearrangement and figurative fresh starts)
  • 仕切(しき)り線(せん): dividing line
general
Added 2026.2.16 16:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
11000/11431_shikiri