断絶|だんぜつdanzetsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbextinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbseverance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off; (generation) gap
    その国くには米国べいこくとの外交がいこう関係かんけいを断絶だんぜつした。↗
    That country broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.
Conjugation
Dictionary form断絶する(だんぜつする)
Polite (masu)断絶します(だんぜつします)
Negative (nai)断絶しない(だんぜつしない)
polite (masen)断絶しません(だんぜつしません)
classical zu / nu断絶せず・断絶せぬ(だんぜつせず・だんぜつせぬ)
Past (ta)断絶した(だんぜつした)
polite (mashita)断絶しました(だんぜつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)断絶しなかった(だんぜつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)断絶しませんでした(だんぜつしませんでした)
Te form断絶して(だんぜつして)
Potential断絶できる(だんぜつできる)
Passive断絶される(だんぜつされる)
Causative断絶させる(だんぜつさせる)
Causative passive断絶させられる(だんぜつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)断絶すれば(だんぜつすれば)
tara断絶したら(だんぜつしたら)
Volitional断絶しよう(だんぜつしよう)
polite (mashou)断絶しましょう(だんぜつしましょう)
Imperative断絶しろ(だんぜつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym途絶とぜつNeutralA break in communication or transport, as in 「連絡が途絶する」; centers on contact being cut off, while 「断絶」 usually refers to relations or a family line being severed.
  • Synonym決裂けつれつNeutralThe breakdown of talks or negotiations, as in 「交渉決裂」; stresses failing to reach agreement.
  • Related中断ちゅうだんNeutralAn ongoing activity stopping midway, as in 「試合が中断」; it may or may not resume, whereas 「断絶」 means ties or a line are cut off outright rather than merely paused.
  • Related中止ちゅうしNeutralCalling off or cancelling a planned event; the focus is on halting something, not on relations being severed.
  • Related打ち切るうちきるNeutralA verb for terminating something midway, as in 「交渉を打ち切る」; stresses a deliberate, human decision to end it.
  • Related途切れとぎれCasualColloquial noun for a pause or break in the middle of something, as in 「話の途切れ」; lighter in degree than 「断絶」.
  • Antonym継続けいぞくNeutralAntonym meaning continuation; the opposite of 「断絶」 in the sense of something being cut off.
  • Antonym連続れんぞくNeutralAntonym meaning unbroken continuity; it stands against any break in a sequence, such as a pause (「中断」) or the ending of something long-running.
  • AntonymつながりNeutralAntonym meaning connection or ties; the opposite of 「断絶」 in the sense of relations being cut.

Use 「断絶」 for the complete severance of a family line, diplomatic relations, or ties between generations, as in 「国交断絶」「世代の断絶」; for a break in contact say 「途絶」, and for a temporary pause 「中断」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 今いままで続つづいてきた事ことが絶たえること。
  2. 二ふたつの物事ものごとの関係かんけいが切きれること。
  3. 二ふたつの物事ものごとの関係かんけいを断ち切たちきること。
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