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断截 (だんせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

断だん截せつ

だ

ん

せ

つ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

cutting; severing; cutting off

Refers to physically cutting or severing something, often used in technical or formal contexts. Can also be used as a suru-verb.

ケーブルを断だん截せつする必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to cut the cable.
手しゅ術じゅつでは、患かん部ぶを断

だん

截せつ

し

た

。

During the surgery, they severed the affected area.

Written forms

断だん截せつ
Standard kanji spelling; 截 is a less common character but used in this compound.
断だん切せつUsage100%
Alternate spelling using 切, which is more familiar but less common for this word.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
截cut off, sever
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

切せつ断だん
切断 is the common word for cutting or severing; 断截 is more formal and less frequently used.

Etymology

Compound of 断 (cut off, sever) and 截 (cut, sever). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of cutting or severing.