絶 (discontinue) kanji
絶
Discontinue
This kanji has 12 strokes. It is being learnt at grade 5.
This kanji belongs to jōyō (regular-use) kanji.
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Meaning:discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
On reading:ゼツ
zetsu
Kun reading:た-える、た-やす、た-つ
ta-eru, ta-yasu, ta-tsu

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絶好調
ぜっこうちょう		 best condition ☆好調⇔不調（ふちょう） / bad condition, a slump
絶望的
ぜつぼうてき		 hopeless, despairful, desperate
家系が絶える
かけいがたえる		 family line died out
根絶やし
ねだやし		 extermination, eradication ☆＝根絶（こんぜつ），撲滅（ぼくめつ）
消息を絶つ
しょうそくをたつ		 disappear, vanish
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