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    3. 絶交

    絶交

    絶ぜっ交こう

    breaking off a relationship

    KMT10News #47+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ぜっこう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    breaking off a relationship, permanent breach of friendship, rupture

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    彼かれは親しん友ゆうと絶ぜっ交こうした。

    He broke off his friendship with his best friend.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    信しん頼らいを裏うら切ぎられたと感かんじ、彼かの女じょは彼かれに絶ぜっ交こうを言いい渡わたした。

    Feeling betrayed, she told him she was breaking off their friendship.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    些さ細さいな喧けん嘩かが原げん因いんで、二ふた人りは絶ぜっ交こう状じょう態たいになった。

    A trivial quarrel caused the two of them to break off their relationship.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    一いち度ど絶ぜっ交こうした関かん係けいを修しゅう復ふくするのは、非ひ常じょうに難むずかしいことだ。

    It is very difficult to mend a relationship that has once been broken off.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    外がい交こう関かん係けいの絶ぜっ交こうは、両りょう国こくにとって大おおきな損そん失しつとなる。

    The rupture of diplomatic relations would be a great loss for both countries.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    絶
    た.える・た.やす・た.つ…(1)
    discontinue・sever・cut off・abstain・interrupt…(5)
    交
    まじ.わる・まじ.える・ま.じる・まじ.る・ま.ざる・ま.ぜる…(6)
    mingle・mixing・association・coming & going
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