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中断 (ちゅうだん): interruption, suspension, break — Japanese vocabulary

中断 is read ちゅうだん and means "interruption, suspension, break". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

中断

Reading
ちゅうだん · chuudan
Translation
interruption, suspension, break
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ちゅうだんが

Example

話し合いはちょっと中断した。

はなしあいはちょっとちゅうだんした。

There was a brief break in the discussion.

Kanji in this word

  • 中 — middle, inside
  • 断 — cut off, refuse

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