Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
断つto sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All Forms
断つ 【たつ】、絶つ 【たつ】
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つ
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チェーンカッターで鎖を断つ。
Cut the chain with a chain cutter. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}
タバコを断つのはとても難しいです。
Quitting smoking is very difficult. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}
家庭科の先生:「糸切りバサミで糸を断ちましょう。」
Home Economics Teacher: 'Let's cut the thread with a thread cutter scissors.' {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}
経営改善のための頼みの綱が断たれたにもかかわらず社長は前向きだ。
Despite having his lifeline for business improvement cut off, the president is still positive. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}
出生率の低下で若者の人口が減っている。その上、自ら命を断つ若者も多くいる。
The population of young people is decreasing due to the declining birth rate. Moreover, there are also many young people who take their own lives. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}
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