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Kanji Information Sheet for 絶 ( PDF version )
English: discontinue beyond sever cut off abstain interrupt suppress | On-Yomi: ゼツ | Kun-Yomi: た.える た.やす た.つ |
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: sever colorful threads
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #784 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #784 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 絶対 [ぜったい]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) absolute; unconditional; absoluteness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶滅 [ぜつめつ]
(n) destruction; extinction [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
JLPT N1 Words
- 絶える [たえる]
(v1) (1) to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; (2) to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶つ [たつ]
(v5t) to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to abstain (from) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶望 [ぜつぼう]
(n,vs) despair; hopelessness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 拒絶 [きょぜつ]
(n,vs) refusal; rejection [K] [D] [Jisho] - 途絶える [とだえる]
(v1) to stop; to cease; to come to an end [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 中絶 [ちゅうぜつ]
(n,vs) interruption; abortion; discontinuance; suspension; abeyance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 根絶 [こんぜつ]
(n,vs) eradication; extermination [K] [D] [Jisho] - 気絶 [きぜつ]
(n,vs) faint; swoon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 廃絶 [はいぜつ]
(n,vs) extinction; abolition [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶え間なく [たえまなく]
incessantly [K] [D] [Jisho] - 断絶 [だんぜつ]
(n,vs) become extinct; cease to exist; break off [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶やす [たやす]
(v5s) (1) to exterminate; to eradicate; (2) to let (fire) go out [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶縁 [ぜつえん]
(n,vs) isolation; insulation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶叫 [ぜっきょう]
(n,vs) exclamation; scream; shout [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶句 [ぜっく]
(n,vs) become speechless [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶交 [ぜっこう]
(n) breach [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶好 [ぜっこう]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) best; ideal; perfect [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶対に [ぜったいに]
(adv) absolutely; unconditionally [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶対的 [ぜったいてき]
(adj-na) absolute [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶大 [ぜつだい]
(adj-na,n) tremendous; immense [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶頂 [ぜっちょう]
(n) summit; peak; climax [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絶妙 [ぜつみょう]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) miraculous [K] [D] [Jisho] - 拒絶反応 [きょぜつはんのう]
rejection [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.