EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation

    その国は米国との外交関係を断絶した。
    That country broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.
  2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off; (generation) gap

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

Kun
た.つことわ.るさだ.める
On
ダン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
338 of 2500
Radical
axe
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
6b5.6The Kanji Dictionary
2272.1Four corner code
1254deroo
65adUnicode hex code
1-35-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2078Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2385New Nelson (John Haig)
1492New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1001Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1136Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1218Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
493A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1669Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
606Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13557Morohashi
750A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1024Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1063Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841sakade
594Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
773henshall3
743Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
426crowley
900Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
955Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1145Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan4Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

Kun
た.えるた.やすた.つ
On
ゼツ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
784 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-6SKIP code
6a6.11The Kanji Dictionary
2791.7Four corner code
2756deroo
7d76Unicode hex code
1-32-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3539Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4490New Nelson (John Haig)
1353New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1711Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
917Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1240Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1754Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1891Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
743A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2148Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
630Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
49469Morohashi
733A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
742Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
755Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
828sakade
820Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
756henshall3
756Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
734Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1534Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1770Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jue2Pinyin reading
jeolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level