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
Kanji used
cut off
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to wipe out; to put an end to
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact
to strike at the root of an evil
Examples (1 in total)
That country broke off diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries.