寸断

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 寸斷 (“to be broken up into small pieces”).
(This term is the simplified form of 寸斷).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すん
Grade: 6
だん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
寸斷 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɨ̃ndã̠ɴ]

Noun

(すん)(だん) • (sundan

  1. dividing or cutting off

Verb

(すん)(だん)する • (sundan surutransitive suru (stem (すん)(だん) (sundan shi), past (すん)(だん)した (sundan shita))

  1. cut off or divide
    • 2025 February 27, 山本大地 [Daichi Yamamoto], quotee, “第217回国会 衆議院 予算委員会第八分科会 第1号 令和7年2月27日 [217th Diet House of Representatives Budget Committee Eighth Subcommittee No. 1 February 27, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 6 September 2025:
      主要な道路が寸断されたことにより、復旧活動が難航し、復興が進まない状況であるのが今の現状でございます。
      Shuyō na dōro ga sundan sareta koto ni yori, fukkyū katsudō ga nankō shi, fukkō ga susumanai jōkyō de aru no ga ima no genjō de gozai masu.
      The current situation is that with major roads cut off, recovery efforts are proving difficult and reconstruction is not progressing smoothly.

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