仕切る
N1しきる
[shikiru]
Meanings
1.GodanTransitive
to partition; to divide; to mark off
2.GodanTransitive
to direct; to manage; to run; to organize; to take responsibility for
3.GodanTransitive
to settle accounts
4.GodanIntransitive
《sumo》to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout); to poise oneself for the initial charge
Examples
部屋をカーテンで仕切って二つの空間を作った。
I partitioned the room with a curtain to create two spaces.
彼女はイベントの進行を仕切る役割を担っていた。
She was in charge of managing the event's progress.
会議を仕切るのが上手な人は組織に不可欠だろう。
People who are good at managing meetings are probably indispensable to organizations.