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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小512 strokesRadical 糸

絶 · discontinue, sever

絶 is a kanji meaning discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ゼツzetsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • たえるtaeru
  • たやすtayasu
  • たつtatsu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 絶 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 絶
WordReadingMeaningLevel
絶対ぜったいdefinitely, without fail, absolutenessN3
絶滅ぜつめつdestruction, extinctionN3
絶えずたえずconstantlyN2
途絶えるとだえるto stop, to cease, to come to an endN1
拒絶きょぜつrefusal, rejectionN1
絶版ぜっぱんout of printN1
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More words that use 絶
WordReadingMeaningLevel
絶えるたえるto die out, to become extinctN1
謝絶しゃぜつrefusalN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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