絶たつ

たつ tatsu

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

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

断绝；戒除

Examples

彼は１８年間働いた会社と関係を絶った。
He dissociated himself from the firm he had worked for for eighteen years.
他断绝了和工作十八年的公司的关系。
Tatoeba #115280
あの国は近隣諸国との外交関係を絶った。
That country broke off diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries.
那个国家与邻国断绝了外交关系。
Tatoeba #231022

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('f056b82abe'); // 絶つ

{
  "id": "f056b82abe",
  "word": "絶つ",
  "reading": "たつ",
  "romaji": "tatsu",
  "meanings": [
    "to sever",
    "to cut off",
    "to suppress",
    "to abstain (from)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5t",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1597030,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は１８年間働いた会社と関係を絶った。",
      "en": "He dissociated himself from the firm he had worked for for eighteen years.",
      "tatoeba_id": 115280
    },
    {
      "ja": "あの国は近隣諸国との外交関係を絶った。",
      "en": "That country broke off diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries.",
      "tatoeba_id": 231022
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "685c2b460bcd6e50c123e7ab93c42acfc63786e3d7c46deb1245be15f639d943",
    "meanings": [
      "断绝",
      "戒除"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は１８年間働いた会社と関係を絶った。",
        "zh": "他断绝了和工作十八年的公司的关系。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あの国は近隣諸国との外交関係を絶った。",
        "zh": "那个国家与邻国断绝了外交关系。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/f056b82abe",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1597030; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "58140f4ada105d1c0ba3cb755743b9c0a3bbef39d6279843c727267cf8b8a70e"
  }
}