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途絶える · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	途と絶だえる	途と絶だえない
Polite	途と絶だえます	途と絶だえません
Past polite	途と絶だえました	途と絶だえませんでした
Past	途と絶だえた	途と絶だえなかった
Te-form	途と絶だえて	途と絶だえないで
Desire	途と絶だえたい	途と絶だえたくない
Potential	途と絶だえられるalso 途と絶だえれる	途と絶だえられないalso 途と絶だえれない
Passive	途と絶だえられる	途と絶だえられない
Causative	途と絶だえさせる	途と絶だえさせない
Causative passive	途と絶だえさせられる	途と絶だえさせられない
Volitional	途と絶だえよう
Polite volitional	途と絶だえましょう
Imperative	途と絶だえろ	途と絶だえるな
Conditional	途と絶だえれば	途と絶だえなければ
Tara conditional	途と絶だえたら	途と絶だえなかったら

Meanings

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.

電でん話わが突とつ然ぜん途と絶だえた。
The phone call suddenly cut off.
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.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が途と絶だえるfor something ongoing (contact, supply, traffic) to be cut off
突とつ然ぜん、彼かれからの連れん絡らくが途と絶だえた。
His contact with me suddenly stopped.
音おん信しんが途と絶だえるto lose touch with someone entirely
音おん信しんが途と絶だえてもう三さん年ねんになる。
It's been three years since we lost touch.
交こう通つうが途と絶だえるfor traffic or transportation to be cut off
大おお雪ゆきで交こう通つうが途と絶だえた。
Heavy snow cut off all traffic.
消しょう息そくが途と絶だえるfor someone's whereabouts or news of them to become unknown
彼かれの消しょう息そくが途と絶だえたままだ。
His whereabouts remain unknown.

Expressions

足あしが途と絶だえるlose all customers; lose all visitors

Kanji

途route, way, road
絶discontinue, sever, cut off
跡tracks, mark, print

Related words

途と切ぎれるN1
途切れる and 途絶える both describe something continuous being cut off, but 途切れる is used more for temporary breaks (a phone signal, a line of people) while 途絶える suggests a more complete or lasting cessation.
絶たえるN2
絶える means something dies out or ends permanently (like a family line), while 途絶える focuses on an ongoing flow or connection being interrupted, often only temporarily.
中ちゅう断だんN2
中断する is a more deliberate or active interruption (someone stops a process), while 途絶える describes a spontaneous, often unintended cessation like lost contact or halted traffic.
止とまるN4
止まる is a general word for something stopping (movement, machines, function), while 途絶える specifically refers to an ongoing connection or flow being cut off.

Opposites

続つづくN4
続く means something continues without interruption, the direct opposite of 途絶える, which means that same thing suddenly stops or is cut off.
相あい次つぐN2
途絶える means to stop or cease abruptly, the opposite of 相次ぐ, which describes events continuing to occur one after another.

Don't confuse with

途と切ぎれるN1
途絶える implies a more complete or lasting cessation (e.g. contact stopping altogether), while 途切れる usually describes a brief, often recoverable interruption.

Word family

途と絶だえ
pause; interruption; break; cessation

Built from

途と+絶たえる

Written forms

途と絶だえるUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
とだえるUsage15%
跡と絶だえるUsage4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may be encountered in older or literary texts.

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.