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絶

discontinue
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingゼツ
Kun readingた.える、た.やす、た.つ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. discontinueRtK
  2. sever
  3. cut off
  4. abstain
  5. interrupt
  6. suppress
  7. be beyond
  8. without match
  1. to die out
  2. to peter out
  3. to become extinct
  4. to cease
  5. to be stopped

Popular Usage

絶対絶滅拒絶

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · colour · color · bound up (乙) · mosaic

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1891

Compound words

絶対ぜったい
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally; absolute; unconditional
絶滅ぜつめつ
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
絶望ぜつぼう
despair; hopelessness
拒絶きょぜつ
refusal; rejection
気絶きぜつ
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
根絶こんぜつ
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
絶縁ぜつえん
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
絶叫ぜっきょう
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
絶句ぜっく
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
絶交ぜっこう
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
絶好ぜっこう
best; ideal; perfect
絶大ぜつだい
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous
絶頂ぜっちょう
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; zenith
絶妙ぜつみょう
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
断絶だんぜつ
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture
中絶ちゅうぜつ
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension; interruption
廃絶はいぜつ
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
絶賛ぜっさん
high praise; great admiration; acclaim; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews
絶えずたえず
constantly; always; continually; steadily
絶えるたえる
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped
絶やすたやす
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to put an end to; to let (fire) go out
絶対にぜったいに
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
絶対的ぜったいてき
absolute
絶好調ぜっこうちょう
in perfect form; going swimmingly

Additional Examples

彼は父親を絶えず恐れている。
He is in constant dread of his father.tatoeba
彼は彼女に結婚してくれと言ったが、彼女は拒絶した。
He asked her to marry him, but she refused.tatoeba
彼は断固として拒絶した。
He was so adamant in his refusal.tatoeba
彼は息も絶え絶えに横たわっていた。
He lay breathing very feebly.tatoeba
絶対の忠臣であったと言われている。
It is said that Mototada was a subject of firm loyality.wiki
このように、必ずしも即位の絶対条件ではない。
Thus, they are not necessarily essential for enthronement.wiki
及び絶滅した野菜の品目を含む。
And includes crops of vegetables that are extinct.wiki
- 日本では筑後川のみに生息する魚、絶滅危惧種
A fish that lives only in the Chikugo-gawa River in Japan; endangered specieswiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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Practice Writing 絶

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