途絶える

• 読み: とだえる
• ローマ字: todaeru
• 漢字の分解: 途 (to) — way, route; 絶 (ta/zetsu) — to sever, discontinue
• 発音: /to.da.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To stop; to cease; to come to an end; to be cut off completely. Implies something that once continued has now ended.

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive verb. Stronger than 途切れる — while 途切れる implies a temporary interruption, 途絶える suggests a more definitive cessation. Used for traditions, communication, supplies, or lineages that have died out.

例文

1. その村では伝統的な祭りが途絶えてしまった。
2. 戦争中、海外との連絡が途絶えた。
3. 客足が途絶えて、その店はついに閉店した。

使い方ガイド

場面: culture, history, news

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

Compound of 途 (way/route) and 絶える (to die out/cease). The combination emphasizes complete discontinuation of something that was ongoing.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal