Kanji1 / 11
断 kanji
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
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On readings
ダン
Kun readings
たつことわるさだめる
Variant forms
斷Words with 断
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —断絶Popularextinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off; (generation) gap
- —断層Popularfault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
- —断続Popularintermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
- —断念Popularabandoning (hope, plans); giving up
- —断片Popularfragment; scrap; piece; shred
- —独断Popularone's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
- —不断Popularconstant; persistent; unremitting; ceaseless; indecisiveness; usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary
- —予断Popularprediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
- —断熱Popularinsulation
- —断じてPopularabsolutely; positively; decidedly
- —遮断機Popular(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
- —遮断器Popularcircuit breaker
- —横断幕Popularhorizontal banner
- —横断歩道Popularpedestrian crossing; crosswalk
- —健康診断Popularhealth checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
- —優柔不断Popularindecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
- —英断firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
- —果断decisive; resolute; drastic
- —間断break in time; interruption; pause
- —禁断prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited