絶
- Kanji
- 絶
- Level
- N3
- Meaning
- Discontinue, sever, superb
- On'yomi
- ゼツ
- Kun'yomi
- た.える,た.やす,た.つ
- Strokes
- 12
- Common compounds
絶対 (ぜったい) absolute, definitely 絶滅 (ぜつめつ) extinction 絶交 (ぜっこう) breaking off a relationship
- Memory hook
A person (人) holds a knife (刀) and cuts a thread (糸) into many pieces (巴, comma/whirlpool, here visual for many pieces), causing it to discontinue.