Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (つ), Transitive verb

()to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)

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    1. う-verb (つ), Transitive verb

      1.

      to sever, to cut off

    2. う-verb (つ), Transitive verb

      2.

      to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate

    3. う-verb (つ), Transitive verb

      3.

      to abstain (from), to give up

    All Forms

    断つ 【たつ】絶つ 【たつ】

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    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      チェーンカッターで(くさり)()

      Cut off the chain with a chain cutter.

      • N2

      タバコを()のはとても(むずか)しいです。

      Abstaining from smoking is very difficult.

      • N2

      家庭(かてい)()先生(せんせい):「(いと)()りバサミで(いと)()ちましょう。」

      Home Economics Teacher: 'Let's sever the thread with thread cutter scissors.'

      • N2

      経営(けいえい)改善(かいぜん)のための(たの)みの(つな)()たれたにもかかわらず社長(しゃちょう)前向(まえむ)きだ。

      Despite having his lifeline for business improvement cut off, the president is still positive.

      • N2

      出生(しゅっしょう)(りつ)低下(ていか)若者(わかもの)人口(じんこう)()っている。その(うえ)(みずか)(いのち)()若者(わかもの)(おお)くいる。

      The population of young people is decreasing due to the declining birth rate. Moreover, there are also many young people who give up their own lives.

      • N2
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