消息を絶つ しょうそくをたつ Meanings Expression, Godan verb to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing Kanji 消 vanish. Read as ショウ. 息 breath. Read as ソク. 絶 cut off. Read as たつ. Common phrases 付近で消息を絶つ Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists