断 – severance, decline, refuse

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#338 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 断 means severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ダン (dan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める (tatsu, kotowaru, sadameru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 斤 (no. 69).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ダン	dan
Kun’yomi	た.つ	tatsu
Kun’yomi	ことわ.る	kotowaru
Kun’yomi	さだ.める	sadameru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 斤 (Kangxi radical 69). Components: 斤・米・｜・一.

Words using 断

横断おうだんcrossing (a road, river, etc.)断ることわるto refuse判断はんだんjudgment断つたつto sever診断しんだんdiagnosis断水だんすいsuspension of water supply断定だんていconclusion油断ゆだんnegligence決断けつだんdecision断言だんげんassertion断然だんぜんfirmly断面だんめんsection中断ちゅうだんinterruption無断むだんabsence of permission断えるたえるto die out

Example sentences

道路を横断する時は気を付けなさい。

Take care when you cross the street.

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彼はヨットで太平洋を横断した。

He crossed the Pacific Ocean in a sailboat.

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彼女は彼のアドバイスを断りそうだ。なぜなら彼女は彼が好きではないからだ。

She is likely to refuse to follow his advice, because she does not like him.

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Kanji with the same radical

新斬

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