Japanese Conversation · Level 113
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Japanese word
切断
Pronunciation
Romajisetsudan
Meaning
- nouncutting
Example
機械で木材を切断します。ki kai de moku zai o setsu dan shi ma su
We cut the wood with a machine.
More examples
作業員はケーブルを切断して、新しいものに交換します。sa gyō in wa kē bu ru o setsu dan shi te atara shi i mo no ni kō kan shi ma su
The worker cuts the cable and replaces it with a new one.
Core concept
Describes cutting something so that it becomes separate parts or is no longer connected.
Common phrases
木材の切断moku zai no setsu dan
wood cutting
ガラスの切断ga ra su no setsu dan
glass cutting
Similar words
分断bundan: The act of dividing a continuous object, area, or group into separate parts.
遮断shadan: The act of stopping a connection, flow, or signal from continuing.
裁断saidan: The act of cutting cloth, paper, or another material into planned shapes or pieces.
Definition in Japanese
物を切って分離したり、つながりを断ったりすること。mono o ki tte bun ri shi ta ri tsu na ga ri o kotowa tta ri su ru ko to
Word origin
切断 (setsudan) combines 切 (setsu, "cut") and 断 (dan, "sever"), giving the compound its sense of cutting apart or severing a connection.
Usage tips
- In technical Japanese, 切断 (setsudan) can describe disconnecting a phone call or network link, not only cutting a physical object.
Other meanings
- disconnectionnoun
- amputationnoun
Opposites
- 接合setsugōjoiningnoun
Related words
- 切断するsetsudansurucutverb