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絶

discontinue
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingゼツ
Kun readingた.える、た.やす、た.つ
JōyōGrade 5
  1. to die out
  2. to peter out
  3. to become extinct
  4. to cease
  5. to be stopped

Popular Usage

絶対絶滅拒絶

Radicals and components

Radical糸silkComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · colour · color · bound up (乙) · mosaic

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1891

Compound words

絶対ぜったい
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally; absolute; unconditional
絶滅ぜつめつ
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
拒絶きょぜつ
refusal; rejection
気絶きぜつ
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
根絶こんぜつ
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
絶縁ぜつえん
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
絶叫ぜっきょう
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
絶句ぜっく
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
絶交ぜっこう
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
絶好ぜっこう
best; ideal; perfect
絶大ぜつだい
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous
絶頂ぜっちょう
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; zenith
絶望ぜつぼう
despair; hopelessness
絶妙ぜつみょう
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
断絶だんぜつ
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture
中絶ちゅうぜつ
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension; interruption
廃絶はいぜつ
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
絶賛ぜっさん
high praise; great admiration; acclaim; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews
絶えずたえず
constantly; always; continually; steadily
絶えるたえる
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped
絶やすたやす
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to put an end to; to let (fire) go out
絶対にぜったいに
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
絶対的ぜったいてき
absolute
絶好調ぜっこうちょう
in perfect form; going swimmingly

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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