だんぜつ
Danzetsu
断絶 (Danzetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “extinction (e.g. of a family), dying out, discontinuation, severance (e.g. of relations)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbextinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbseverance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off; (generation) gap
Examples
彼らの間には世代の断絶がある。
There is a generation gap between them.
その国は米国との外交関係を断絶した。
That country broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).