Japanese symbol for “severance”
切断
せつだん
Romaji: setsudan
cutting; severance; section; amputation
In Japanese, severance is 切断, read せつだん (setsudan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
Written forms: 切断、截断、接断. Readings: せつだん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “severance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暇 | ひま hima | dismissal; firing; severance |
| 断絶 | だんぜつ danzetsu | severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off |
| 截断 | さいだん saidan | cutting; severance; section |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
See also: Chinese symbol for “severance”.
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