断たつ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, つ, transitive)
1. to sever; to cut off
If you think about it normally, it is probably to cut off contact with the outside.
2. to suppress; to eradicate; to exterminate
We need measures to eliminate the causes of accidents.
3. to abstain (from); to give up
You give up the thing you like most.
Kanji used
be cut off
Pitch accent
た
つ
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
Examples (14 in total)
The high school student's words were cut off midway.
You give up the thing you like most.
We have to cut evil off at the root.
With pests, it's best to wipe them out at the source.
Eradicating the roots of crime isn't easy.
I decided to give up alcohol for my health.
That supply had been cut off by someone.
If you think about it normally, it is probably to cut off contact with the outside.
In other words, you'll need to stop taking the drugs.
We need measures to eliminate the causes of accidents.
You should try to conquer your smoking habit.
Communications have been cut off for two hours because of a thunderstorm.
People take electricity for granted until its supply is cut off.
True science teaches us to doubt and to abstain from ignorance.