絶

meaningdiscontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

On'yomi
ゼツ
Kun'yomi
た.える、た.やす、た.つ
Strokes
12
Taught in
Japanese grade 5
Frequency
#784 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

絶
  • 絶対ぜったいabsolutely
  • 中絶ちゅうぜつabortion
  • 絶好ぜっこうbest
  • 絶滅ぜつめつextinction
  • 絶望ぜつぼうdespair
  • 廃絶はいぜつabolition
  • 絶妙ぜつみょうexquisite
  • 根絶こんぜつeradication

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