Moto 絶: Discontinue; Sever; Cut OffKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゼツ
- Kun'yomi
- た(える)、た(やす)、た(つ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 238 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゼツ)
- 絶対ぜったいdefinitely; absolutely
- 中絶ちゅうぜつabortion
- 絶好ぜっこうbest; ideal
- 絶滅ぜつめつextinction; extermination
- 絶望ぜつぼうdespair; hopelessness
- 廃絶はいぜつabolition; elimination
- 絶妙ぜつみょうexquisite; superb
- 根絶こんぜつeradication; extermination
- 拒絶反応きょぜつはんのう(organ) rejection
- 絶大ぜつだいtremendous; immense
- 絶対的ぜったいてきabsolute
- 絶頂ぜっちょうtop (of a mountain); summit
- 断絶だんぜつextinction; discontinuation
- 絶句ぜっくbeing lost for words; becoming speechless
- 絶縁ぜつえんbreaking off relations; disconnection
- 壮絶そうぜつgrand; heroic
- 拒絶きょぜつrefusal; rejection
- 気絶きぜつfaint; swoon
- 絶交ぜっこうbreaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship
- 絶叫ぜっきょうscream; shriek
- 絶唱ぜっしょうsuperb poem or song
- 絶好調ぜっこうちょうin perfect form; going swimmingly
- 絶対にぜったいにabsolutely; unconditionally
- 絶対多数ぜったいたすうabsolute majority
- 絶対温度ぜったいおんどabsolute temperature; measure of temperature from absolute zero (-273C)
- 絶対量ぜったいりょうabsolute amount; absolute quantity
- 絶賛ぜっさんhigh praise; great admiration
- 超絶ちょうぜつtranscendence; excellence
- 途絶とぜつstoppage; interruption
- 隔絶かくぜつisolation; separation
- グループ絶縁グループぜつえんgrouping isolation
- バブル絶頂期バブルぜっちょうきpeak of a financial bubble (esp. in Japan around 1990)
- 一瞬絶句いっしゅんぜっくbreaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
- 七言絶句しちごんぜっくpoem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
- 中絶性交ちゅうぜつせいこうcoitus interruptus; withdrawal before ejaculation
- 五言絶句ごごんぜっくpoem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
- 人工中絶じんこうちゅうぜつinduced abortion
- 人工妊娠中絶じんこうにんしんちゅうぜつinduced abortion
- 人気絶頂にんきぜっちょうat the height (peak) of one's popularity
- 共同絶交きょうどうぜっこうostracism (from a village or community)
- 冠絶かんぜつunique; unsurpassed
- 凄絶せいぜつextremely gruesome; lurid
- 卓絶たくぜつexcellence
- 哀絶あいぜつextremely sad (event, occurrence); great pity
- 啓蒙絶対君主けいもうぜったいくんしゅenlightened absolutist
- 国交断絶こっこうだんぜつbreakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 絶えずたえずconstantly; always
- 絶えるたえるto die out; to peter out
- 絶え間たえまinterval; break
- 絶え間なくたえまなくincessantly; without a pause
- 絶つたつto sever; to cut off
- 絶やすたやすto exterminate; to eradicate
- 途絶えるとだえるto stop; to cease
- 古川に水絶えずふるかわにみずたえずa strong foundation can withstand any storm; an old river does not run out of water
- 命を絶ついのちをたつto end one's life; to commit suicide
Other readings
- 絶品ぜっぴんsuperb piece of work; masterpiece
- 絶壁ぜっぺきprecipice; cliff
- 絶版ぜっぱんout of print
- 絶筆ぜっぴつone's last writing; ceasing to write
- 勝絶しょうせつ(in Japan) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F)
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Kanji that often appear with 絶
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