Meaning of 断つ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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断つ, 絶つ, 截つ, 斷つJLPT 1
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Kana Readingたつ
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Romajitatsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `tsu` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to abstain (from)
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Example Sentences
断つ, 絶つ, 截つ, 斷つ, たつ used in context
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I read in the newspaper where contact with the plane had been lost.
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She took her own life.
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She flatly severed it.
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They were cut off from food supplies.
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He dissociated himself from the firm he had worked for for eighteen years.
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人々は供給が断たれるまでは電気をあって当然のものと思っている。
People take electricity for granted until its supply is cut off.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
On: ゼツ
Kun: た.える, た.やす, た.つ
12 strokes
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
On: ダン
Kun: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める
11 strokes
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