断だん絶ぜつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
2. severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off; (generation) gap
Kanji used
be cut off
cut off
Pitch accent
だ
んぜつ
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Composed of
decision; judgment; resolution
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
Examples (2 in total)
There is a generation gap between them.
Since then, diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran have been suspended.