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What does 断絶 (だんぜつ, danzetsu) mean?

断絶 (だんぜつ, danzetsu) means extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation.

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Readingだんぜつ
Romajidanzetsu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
だんぜつ
danzetsu

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

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