絶交

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 絶交, read ぜっこう, means breaking off a friendship.
• Basic usage: 友人と絶交したくない rejects ending a friendship; 絶交を宣言した makes the break what is declared.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Ending a friendship completely
  • 絶交 means breaking off a friendship or close association. It is stronger than having an argument or temporarily ceasing contact.