断絶
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
2. severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off; (generation) gap
Kanji used
Pitch accent
だんぜつ
Used in vocabulary
Examples2
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.
彼らの 間 には 世代 の 断絶 が ある。
There is a generation gap between them.