Word Meaning 切断

せつだん setsudan

切断 is read as せつだん (setsudan) and means cutting.

Meaning

English

cutting
severance
section
amputation
disconnection

Reading

Kana

せつだん

Romaji

setsudan

Writing Variants

接断せつだん setsudan
截断せつだん setsudan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6847 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切断機

せつだんき

cutter

切断面

せつだんめん

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing)

アーク切断

あーくせつだん

arc cutting

切断線

だんさいせん

cutting-plane line

異常切断

いじょうせつだん

abnormal termination (of a call, e.g.)

回線切断

かいせんせつだん

hang-up

断ち切る

たちきる

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.)

断切

だんせつ

cutting

断切り

たちきり

cutting apart

電源切断状態

でんげんせつだんじょうたい

power disconnected (state)

踏切遮断機

ふみきりしゃだんき

railway crossing gate

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

Example Sentences

私は左足を切断してもらうほかなかった。

I had to have my left leg amputated.

手や足を切断した人はそれらがまだあるかのように感じ続ける。

People with amputated limbs continue to feel them as if they were still there.