“Breaking off” in Japanese
Short answer
Breaking off in Japanese is “破談” (hadan). Full meaning: breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.), cancellation.
Other ways to say “Breaking off” in Japanese
決裂
ketsuretsu breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.), breaking off, rupture
足抜け
ashinuke breaking one's ties (with), breaking off (from), pulling out (of)
破裂
haretsu bursting, rupture, explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.), breaking off
おさらば
osaraba saying goodbye (to), bidding farewell (to), breaking off (with); farewell, goodbye, adieu
打ち切り
uchikiri end, close, finish, truncation, discontinuance, closure, cancellation, breaking off, aborting; end of play (in go)
断絶
danzetsu extinction (e.g. of a family), dying out, discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations), rupture, breaking off, (generation) gap
はれつ
haretsu bursting, rupture, explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.), breaking off
打切
uchikiri end, close, finish, truncation, discontinuance, closure, cancellation, breaking off, aborting; end of play (in go)
打切り
uchikiri end, close, finish, truncation, discontinuance, closure, cancellation, breaking off, aborting; end of play (in go)
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