Meanings
Verb (5-dan, つ, transitive)
1. to sever; to cut off
2. to suppress; to eradicate; to exterminate
3. to abstain (from); to give up
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to wipe out; to put an end to
to cut off the retreat
Examples (4 in total)
You should try to conquer your smoking habit.
Communications have been cut off for two hours because of a thunderstorm.
People take electricity for granted until its supply is cut off.