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    3. 断絶

    断絶

    断だん絶ぜつ

    extinction (e.g. of a family)

    KMT8News #22+1CoreFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    だんぜつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    extinction (e.g. of a family), dying out, discontinuation

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    2.
    severance (e.g. of relations), rupture, breaking off, (generation) gap

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    彼かれらの関かん係けいは断だん絶ぜつした。

    Their relationship was severed.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    大おおきな意い見けんの相そう違いにより、二ふたつの家か族ぞく間かんの交こう流りゅうは完かん全ぜんに断だん絶ぜつした。

    Due to a major disagreement, communication between the two families was completely severed.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    遺い産さん争あらそいの後あと、家か族ぞくの絆きずなは完かん全ぜんに断だん絶ぜつしてしまった。

    After the inheritance dispute, the family ties were completely severed.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    急きゅう速そくな社しゃ会かいの変へん化かが、親おやと子この間あいだに大おおきな世せ代だい間かんの断だん絶ぜつを生うみ出だしている。

    The rapid social changes have created a significant generation gap between parents and children.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    外がい交こう関かん係けいの完かん全ぜんな断だん絶ぜつは、両りょう国こく間かんに深ふかい不ふ信しん感かんをもたらした。

    The complete severance of diplomatic relations led to a deep sense of distrust between the two nations.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    絶
    た.える・た.やす・た.つ…(1)
    discontinue・sever・cut off・abstain・interrupt…(5)
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