断絶

• 読み: だんぜつ
• ローマ字: danzetsu
• 漢字の分解: 断 (dan) — to cut off, sever | 絶 (zetsu) — to cease, be extinct
• 発音: /dan.ze.tsɯ/

意味

Severance; rupture; discontinuation. A complete break in a relationship, lineage, communication, or continuity.

A noun and suru verb (断絶する) describing a total and often irreversible break. Unlike 中断 (interruption, which implies resumption is possible), 断絶 suggests a permanent severing. Used in contexts ranging from diplomatic relations (国交断絶) to family estrangement (親子断絶) and generational discontinuity (世代間断絶).

例文

1. 親子の断絶は、どちらにとっても長く深い傷を残すものだ。
2. 戦争によって国交が断絶し、長年にわたって両国間の交流が途絶えた。
3. 世代間の価値観の断絶が、職場内の深刻な摩擦の原因となっている。

使い方ガイド

場面: family relations, diplomacy, sociology, literature

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 断 (dan) meaning 'to cut off, sever, refuse' and 絶 (zetsu) meaning 'to cease, cut, be extinct'. Both characters independently carry meanings of severance, and together they reinforce the finality of the break.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal