Word Meaning 断続 (Danzoku): Intermittence

Meaning

English

intermittence
being intermittent
occurring intermittently

Reading

Kana

だんぞく

Romaji

danzoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 連続 Rank 12498 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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断続クラッチ

だんぞくくらっち

clutch control

断続的

だんぞくてき

intermittent

断続平衡説

だんぞくへいこうせつ

punctuated equilibrium (theory of evolutionary biology)

断つ

たつ

to abstain (from)

断念

だんねん

abandoning (hope, plans)

断る

ことわる

to ask leave

断定

だんてい

affirmative

断水

だんすい

suspension of water supply

断然

だんぜん

definitely (wrong, different, etc.)

断じて

だんじて

absolutely

断絶

だんぜつ

extinction (e.g. of a family)

断言

だんげん

assertion

Example Sentences

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その日は雨が断続的に降っていた。

It rained on and off all day.

オバマ大統領が国賓として来日したのを機に、日米の通商担当高官が深夜から明け方にかけて長時間にわたる交渉を断続的に行った。

Taking the opportunity for President Obama to visit Japan as a state guest, the chief trade negotiators of Japan and the U.S. conducted a series of marathon meetings from midnight to early morning.