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Japanese word 絶つ: to sever / to cut off / to abstain. Meanings and example sentences.

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絶つ (たつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

絶つ (たつ) means to sever / to cut off / to abstain.

See example sentences below.

絶つ at a glance

絶つ
たつtatsu
N3verb
to sever / to cut off / to abstain
絶つたつtatsuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 絶つ

Core meaning

to sever / to cut off / to abstain

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は煙草を絶った。

Translation

He quit smoking.

Example 2

連絡を絶ってしまった。

Translation

I lost contact with them.

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