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絶える (たえる): to die out, to become extinct — Japanese vocabulary

絶える is read たえる and means "to die out, to become extinct". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

絶える

Reading
たえる · taeru
Translation
to die out, to become extinct
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
たえるが

Example

この習慣は絶えて久しい。

このしゅうかんはたえてひさしい。

This custom became extinct a long time ago.

Kanji in this word

  • 絶 — extinct, absolute

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