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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
- —高断熱good thermal insulation
- —縦断面longitudinal section
- —横断線cross-cut; crossline; transversal; transverse line
- —分断線dividing line; demarcation line
- —断面積cross-sectional area
- —断食月month of fasting; Ramadan
- —処断刑discretionary sentence; discretionary penalty
- —萌え断colorful cross-section of cut food such as sandwiches, sushi rolls and cakes
- —遮断棒(railway) crossing bar; toll bar; boom barrier
- —断熱性heat-insulating properties; (thermal) insulation
- —切断線cutting-plane line
- —横断者person crossing (e.g. the road); traverser
- —診断士consultant
- —遮断桿gate arm
- —遮断薬antagonist; blocker
- —断罪者condemner; punisher; executioner
- —一刀両断cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
- —強制中断forcing to a stop
- —禁断症状withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
- —言語道断outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
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