cut off, sever

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切断つだん截断NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #5747
1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

Examples
強風のため電線が数箇所で切断された。
The strong wind cut the electric wires in several places.
断ち切るちき裁ち切る截ち切るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5947
1

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off

2

断ち切る only

to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.); to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)

Examples
あのグループとの関係は断ち切るべきだ。
You should cut off your connections with that group.
3

断ち切る only

to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block; to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)

切り口切口截り口くちNounFreq #20891
1

cut end; section; opening; slit

2

point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

切断面つだんめんNounFreq #28924
1

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

直截ょくせつょくさいNoun~な Adj.Freq #39954
1

direct; frank; straightforward; plain

2

decisive; prompt

断ち割る裁ち割る截ち割るちわTransitiveGodan verbFreq #46617
1

to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split

細金截金いきんNounFreq #62592
1

metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs

2

cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)

裁つ截つTransitiveGodan verbFreq #97173
1

to cut (cloth)

Examples
布に応じて衣服を裁て
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
截るGodan verbFreq #110350
1

to cut (e.g. cloth)

半切半截半折んせつNounFreq #128088
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

cutting in half

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Esp. 半折

painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper

3

half-size paper

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