Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to sever, to cut off

    2. Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate

    3. Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to abstain (from), to give up

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    断つ 【たつ】絶つ 【たつ】

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      チェーンカッターで(くさり)()

      Cut the chain with a chain cutter. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}

      • N2

      タバコを()のはとても(むずか)しいです。

      Quitting smoking is very difficult. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}

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      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 cut the thread with a thread cutter scissors.' {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}

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      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. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}

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      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 take their own lives. {to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)}

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