JLPT N1 · Noun

無断 (mudan)

無断 (むだん, mudan) is a Japanese noun meaning “absence of permission; lack of permission”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: むだん
Romaji: mudan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

absence of permission; lack of permission · noun, prefix noun
absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice · noun, prefix noun

Example sentences

彼女はよく無断欠席をする。

She is often absent without leave.

Tatoeba #91304

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 無断

無

nothingness, none, ain'tム・ブ・な.い · 12 strokes

断

severance, decline, refuseダン・た.つ・ことわ.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 無断.

無くすなくすto lose (something)無理むりunreasonable無くなるなくなるto be lost (e.g. luggage)無むnothing有無うむexistence or nonexistence無視むしdisregarding無駄むだfutility無料むりょうfree (of charge)無しなしwithout無事ぶじsafety無ぶun-無限むげんinfinity無地むじplain無数むすうinnumerable

Source: JMdict entry 1530600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.