切断

See also: 切斷

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 切断 – see 切斷 (“to cut off; to sever”). (This term is the simplified form of 切斷).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切	断
せつ Grade: 2	だん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
切斷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 切 (setsu, “cut; sever”) + 断 (dan, “detach by severing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せつだん [sètsúdáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞t͡sɨdã̠ɴ]

Noun

切(せつ)断(だん) • (setsudan) 

1. cutting, cutting off, severance, amputation

Derived terms

• 切断機 (setsudanki): cutter, guillotine
• 切断図 (setsudanzu): sectional drawing
• 切断面 (setsudanmen): section (in drawing)
• 切断患者 (setsudan kanja): amputee
• 異常切断 (ijō setsudan): (comp) abnormal termination
• 回線切断 (kaisen setsudan): (comp) hang-up, HUP signal
• 包皮切断 (hōhi setsudan): circumcision
• アーク切断 (āku setsudan): arc cutting
• ファイバー切断 (faibā setsudan): (comp) fiber cut
• ケーブルの切断 (kēburu no setsudan): (comp) cable cut
• 電源切断状態 (dengen setsudan jōtai): (comp) power disconnected state

Verb

切(せつ)断(だん)する • (setsudan suru) suru (stem 切(せつ)断(だん)し (setsudan shi), past 切(せつ)断(だん)した (setsudan shita))

1. cut, cut off, sever

Conjugation

Conjugation of "切断する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	切断し	せつだんし	setsudan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	切断し	せつだんし	setsudan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	切断する	せつだんする	setsudan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	切断する	せつだんする	setsudan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	切断すれ	せつだんすれ	setsudan sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	切断せよ¹ 切断しろ²	せつだんせよ¹ せつだんしろ²	setsudan seyo¹ setsudan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	切断される	せつだんされる	setsudan sareru
Causative	切断させる 切断さす	せつだんさせる せつだんさす	setsudan saseru setsudan sasu
Potential	切断できる	せつだんできる	setsudan dekiru
Volitional	切断しよう	せつだんしよう	setsudan shiyō
Negative	切断しない	せつだんしない	setsudan shinai
Negative continuative	切断せず	せつだんせず	setsudan sezu
Formal	切断します	せつだんします	setsudan shimasu
Perfective	切断した	せつだんした	setsudan shita
Conjunctive	切断して	せつだんして	setsudan shite
Hypothetical conditional	切断すれば	せつだんすれば	setsudan sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “切断”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026