思おもい断たつ

Meanings

1

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb

obsolete term

Obsolete term meaning to decisively give up or abandon a thought, intention, or attachment. Not used in modern Japanese; the modern equivalent is 思い切る or 諦める.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、恋こいを思おもい断たつという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
In old texts, the expression 思い断つ is found, meaning to give up on love.

Written forms

思おもい断たつUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this obsolete term.
思おもい絶たつ
Variant kanji spelling; both forms are attested.

Kanji

思think
断severance, decline, refuse
絶discontinue, sever, cut off

Similar words

思おもい切きる
Modern equivalent meaning to give up or resolve to do something; 思い断つ is its obsolete predecessor.
諦あきらめる
Common modern verb for giving up; 思い断つ is an archaic, more literary alternative.

Etymology

Compound of 思い (thought, feeling) and 断つ (to cut off, sever). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of verb-verb compounds in classical Japanese.