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The kanji 絶: meaning, readings and stroke order
絶
- Meaning
- end, cut off
- On reading
- ゼツ zetsu
- Kun reading
- た（える） taeru、た（やす） tayasu、た（つ） tatsu
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 糸 silk
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- dứt, tuyệt đối (tuyệt)
- Japanese
- たえる。たちきる。
- Korean
- 끊어지다, 끊다 (절)
- Chinese
- 断绝、绝对 (绝)
Readings, words and example sentences
ゼツ zetsu · on reading
絶対
absolutely, definitely
約束は 絶対に 守ります。
I will definitely keep my promise.
た（える） taeru · kun reading · less common
絶える
to die out, to stop
夜に なって 人通りが 絶えました。
When night came, no more people passed by.
た（やす） tayasu · kun reading · less common
絶やす
to let (something) die out
火を 絶やさない ように します。
They make sure the fire doesn't go out.
た（つ） tatsu · kun reading · less common
絶つ
to cut off, to give up
さいごまで 望みを 絶ちません。
I won't give up hope until the very end.
Practise writing 絶 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 絶 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 5 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.