間断|かんだんkandan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbreak in time; interruption; pause
   間断かんだんない物価上昇ぶっかじょうしょうの結果けっか、社会しゃかい不安ふあんが起おこるかもしれない。↗

   Social unrest may come about as a result of the endless rising of prices.

• Synonym絶え間たえまNeutralA gap or interval in something ongoing; mostly seen in the negative 「絶え間なく」, close to 「間断なく」 in meaning but more common.
• Synonym中断ちゅうだんNeutralAn ongoing thing stopping midway, paused deliberately or cut off, as in 「試合が中断する」; the everyday word for interruption, while 「間断」 is mostly used in the negative.
• Synonym休止きゅうしWrittenA temporary halt of activity or operation, as in 「運行休止」 or 「火山活動の休止」; a written-style word. 「間断」 is about breaks arising in something continuous.
• Synonym切れ目きれめNeutralA cut or the point where something continuous breaks, as in 「雲の切れ目」; focuses on the physical spot, while 「間断」 focuses on the interruption itself.
• Synonym途絶とぜつWrittenA written word for communications, transport or supplies being cut off, as in 「通信途絶」; stresses complete severance, stronger than 「間断」.
• Synonym途切れとぎれNeutralA break partway through, as in 「会話の途切れ」; fits both speech and writing, while 「間断」 leans written and usually appears as 「間断なく」.
• Synonym途絶えとだえWrittenA temporary break in ongoing comings and goings, contact or sound, as in 「人通りの途絶え」; more concrete in reference than 「間断」, with a written flavor.
• Synonym切れ間きれまNeutralA break within something continuous like clouds or rain, as in 「雲の切れ間」; mostly about weather, while 「間断」 typically describes unbroken action or sound.
• Related停止ていしNeutralOperation or activity coming to a stop, or an ordered suspension, as in 「営業停止」; stresses the stopping itself, while 「間断」 stresses breaks arising midway.
• Related区切りくぎりNeutralA dividing point in work or text, as in 「区切りをつける」; about reaching a natural stopping stage, while 「間断」 is about interruption.
• Related一段落いちだんらくNeutralComing to a resting point in some undertaking, as in 「仕事が一段落する」; carries none of the on-and-off breaks that 「間断」 implies.
• Related幕間まくあいWrittenA written word for the interval between acts of a play, limited to the stage; 「間断」 refers broadly to breaks in anything continuous.
• Related一休みひとやすみCasualA short rest, as in 「ここで一休み」; common in speech. 「間断」 never means resting — it means something continuous breaking off.
• RelatedブレイクCasualA loanword for a rest break, also a tennis service break or a rise to fame; colloquial. 「間断」 is a written word for interruption.
• Related休みやすみNeutralThe all-purpose word for rest, holidays or absence; 「間断」 never means rest, only a break partway through something continuous.
• Related中休みなかやすみCasualA short rest taken partway through work or an activity; colloquial. 「間断」 is a written word for breaks arising in something continuous.
• Related一時停止いちじていしNeutralA pause before resuming, or stopping at intersections and rail crossings; 「間断」 is not a stopping term — 「間断なく」 describes traffic flowing without a break.
• Related中入りなかいりWrittenA written word for the intermission in sumo or theatre, also a noh actor's temporary exit; limited to performances and matches.
• Antonym連続れんぞくNeutralAntonym: continuing without a break, the opposite of the mid-course breaks 「間断」 describes; 「間断なく」 comes close to meaning continuous.

「間断」 is a written word that usually appears as 「間断なく」, meaning without a break. For an ordinary interruption use 「中断」 or 「途切れ」, and in speech say 「絶え間なく」 for without stopping. Its opposite is 「連続」. The rest are narrower: 「休止」「停止」「途絶」 for halts and cut-offs, 「切れ目」「切れ間」 for physical gaps, 「区切り」「一段落」 for natural stopping points, and 「中休み」「一休み」「ブレイク」「幕間」「中入り」「休み」 for rest breaks.

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1. 途中とちゅうでまがあくこと。とぎれとぎれになること。