discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain

About this kanji

The kanji 絶 (ゼツ) primarily means to discontinue, cut off, or abstain from something. It is commonly used in nouns and verbs. Some representative compounds include 絶好 (ぜっこう), which means 'best' or 'perfect'; 絶対 (ぜったい), meaning 'absolutely' or 'definitely'; and 絶望 (ぜつぼう), which translates to 'despair.' Another compound, 絶滅 (ぜつめつ), means 'extinction.' A usage note is that 絶 can often imply a strong sense of finality or severance, making it quite impactful in different contexts.

Example sentences

• 絶対にあきらめないと決めた。

  I decided to never give up, absolutely.

Meanings across languages

English

discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

Tiếng Việt

ngừng, cắt đứt, cắt, kiêng, gián đoạn, kiềm chế, vượt qua, không có đối thủ, vô song, không gì sánh được

日本語

中止する, 断つ, 切る, 断つ, 中断する, 抑える, 超える, 匹敵しない, 比類のない, 無比

한국어

중단하다, 절단하다, 차단하다, 삼가다, 중단하다, 억제하다, 너무나, 비교할 수 없는, 무쌍, 절대적

中文

中止, 切断, 切除, 戒除, 中断, 压制, 超越, 无与伦比, 无可匹敌, 无比

id

penghentian

th

การหยุด

es

interrupción

fr

interruption

de

Beendigung

pt

interrupção

Common compounds

• 絶好ぜっこうbest, ideal, perfect
• 絶対ぜったいabsolutely, definitely, unconditionally
• 絶望ぜつぼうdespair, hopelessness
• 絶滅ぜつめつextinction, extermination, eradication
• 中絶ちゅうぜつabortion, discontinuance, stoppage
• 気絶きぜつfaint, fainting, losing consciousness
• 拒絶きょぜつrefusal, rejection
• 根絶こんぜつeradication, extermination, rooting out