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途絶える (とだえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
stop ; cease ; come to an end ; be cut off
Describes something that was continuous or ongoing coming to a halt, often used for sounds, communication, traffic, or supply. Emphasizes the interruption or cessation of a previously active state.
人ひと 通どお り が 途と 絶だ え た 夜よ 道みち を 歩ある く 。
I walk along a nighttime street where the flow of people has ceased.
Written forms 途と 絶だ える Usage 81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
とだえる Usage 15%
跡と 絶だ える Usage 4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may be encountered in older or literary texts.
Kanji 絶 discontinue, sever, cut off Similar words 絶た える 絶える means 'to die out' or 'to become extinct', often referring to a permanent end. 途絶える focuses on interruption or cessation of an ongoing activity, with a nuance of something that was flowing or continuing.
止と まる 止まる is a general word for 'to stop' (movement or function). 途絶える is more specific to the cessation of a continuous process or connection.
Etymology Compound of 途 (way, path) and 絶える (to cease, die out). The kanji 途 suggests a path or route, giving the nuance of a connection or flow being cut off.
