絶 — discontinue, sever, cut off

たつ絶 discontinue

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes

U+7D76 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #784 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1891 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

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

word

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

絶(た) つ tatsu to sever 絶(た) えず taezu constantly 絶(た) える taeru to die out

せつ・ぜつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

絶(ぜつ) 望(ぼう) zetsubou despair 絶(ぜつ) 大(だい) zetsudai tremendous 断(だん) 絶(ぜつ) danzetsu severance 中(ちゅう) 絶(ぜつ) chuuzetsu abortion 拒(きょ) 絶(ぜつ) kyozetsu refusal 絶(ぜつ) 滅(めつ) zetsumetsu extinction 絶(ぜつ) 妙(みょう) zetsumyou exquisite 壮(そう) 絶(ぜつ) souzetsu heroic

せっ・ぜっ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

絶(ぜっ) 対(たい) zettai absolutely 絶(ぜっ) 対(たい) に zettaini absolutely 絶(ぜっ) 賛(さん) zessan high praise 絶(ぜっ) 好(こう) zekkou ideal 絶(ぜっ) 版(ぱん) zeppan out of print 絶(ぜっ) 品(ぴん) zeppin superb article 絶(ぜっ) 好(こう) 調(ちょう) zekkouchou in top form

Appears in idioms

空前絶後四字熟語

sky, before, discontinue, after

絶体絶命四字熟語

discontinue, body, discontinue, fate

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Components

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いと糸 thread #120

いろ色 color #139

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#120 糸 thread

絶 — discontinue, sever, cut off

Meanings

word

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

せつ・ぜつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

せっ・ぜっ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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絶 — discontinue, sever, cut off

Meanings

word

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

せつ ・ぜつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

せっ ・ぜっ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

せつ・ぜつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

せっ・ぜっ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).