断絶(だんぜつ)

だんぜつ
noun, verb (suru)
severance, discontinuation, rupture
1. severance, discontinuation, rupture
The breaking off or complete cessation of a relationship, connection, or lineage. Implies a definitive, often permanent end.
外交(がいこう)関係(かんけい)が断絶(だんぜつ)した。
Diplomatic relations were severed.
世代(せだい)の断絶(だんぜつ)が社会(しゃかい)問題(もんだい)になっている。
The generation gap has become a social problem.
長年(ながねん)続(つづ)いた伝統(でんとう)が後継者(こうけいしゃ)不足(ふそく)によって断絶(だんぜつ)の危機(きき)にある。
A tradition that has continued for many years is in danger of dying out due to a lack of successors.

USAGE:
Used for permanent or severe breaks. 断絶(だんぜつ)する can be both intransitive (a connection is severed) and transitive (someone severs a connection). Common in formal writing about diplomacy, history, and cultural continuity.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 外交(がいこう)関係(かんけい)の断絶(だんぜつ): severance of diplomatic relations
  • 世代(せだい)の断絶(だんぜつ): generation gap
  • 断絶(だんぜつ)の危機(きき): danger of dying out
  • 血統(けっとう)の断絶(だんぜつ): end of a bloodline

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 断裂(だんれつ): rupture, tear (physical)
  • 絶縁(ぜつえん): severing ties (personal relationships)
  • 途絶(とぜつ): cessation, interruption
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Added 2026.2.23 14:09
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