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    3. 断交

    断交

    断だん交こう

    breaking off relations (esp. between countries)

    KMT8News #26+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    だんこう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    breaking off relations (esp. between countries)

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    その二に国こくは断だん交こうした。

    The two countries broke off diplomatic relations.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    紛ふん争そうが激げき化かし、両りょう国こくはついに断はだん交こうに至いたった。

    The conflict intensified, and the two countries finally reached a breaking off of relations.

    KMT8Politics & LawMilitary
    国こく際さい社しゃ会かいは、断だん交こうを避さけるための対たい話わを求もとめている。

    The international community is seeking dialogue to avoid a break in relations.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    歴れき史し上じょう、断だん交こうが戦せん争そうの引ひき金がねとなった事じれ例いがは少すくなくない。

    Historically, there are not a few cases where a break in relations triggered war.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & LawMilitary
    外がい交こう関かん係けいの断だん交こうは、経けい済ざいにも大おおきな影えい響きょうを及およぼすだろう。

    The breaking off of diplomatic relations will likely have a significant impact on the economy.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(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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