断
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Grade Level
Grade 5
Stroke Count
11 strokes
Radical
斤部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ダン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
たつ, ことわる, さだめる
Nanori (Name Reading)
さだ, さだむ, たけし, とう
Common Readings
ダン, ことわ…る, た…つ
Example Vocabulary
判断
はんだん
judgment, decision
断る
ことわる
to refuse, to decline, to reject
油断
ゆだん
negligence, carelessness
決断
けつだん
decision, determination
断言
だんげん
assertion, declaration
お断り
おことわり
refusal, declining (polite)
中断
ちゅうだん
interruption, suspension
断つ
たつ
to sever, to cut off
切断
せつだん
cutting off, severance
断ち切る
たちきる
to sever, to cut off completely
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