だんぜつ

断 絶

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

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

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb, intransitive verb

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

    • 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.