Kanji1 / 12
絶 kanji
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ゼツ
Kun readings
たえるたやすたつ
Words with 絶
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —空前絶後(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
- —絶縁抵抗insulation resistance
- —絶体絶命desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
- —絶対位置absolute position
- —絶対誤差absolute error
- —絶対湿度absolute humidity
- —絶対必要absolutely necessary
- —妊娠中絶abortion; pregnancy termination
- —風光絶佳scenic beauty
- —抱腹絶倒laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
- —絶対主義absolutism
- —絶対多数absolute majority
- —絶対音感absolute pitch; perfect pitch
- —絶対温度absolute temperature; measure of temperature from absolute zero (-273C)
- —絶対評価evaluation on an absolute scale
- —絶対零度absolute zero
- —面会謝絶refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
- —絶対敬語absolute respectful speech; absolute honorifics
- —絶対権力absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
- —断崖絶壁precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation