断
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
JLPT N3
Usage Frequency
COMMON
338/2500
断
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
JLPT N3
Usage Frequency
COMMON
338/2500
Pronunciation
Onyomi (音読み)
ダン
Kunyomi (訓読み)
た.つ ことわ.る さだ.める
Stroke Order
Strokes:
11
Word Examples
| Japanese | Reading | English |
|---|---|---|
|
断る
|
ことわる
kotowaru
|
to refuse |
|
断面
|
だんめん
danmen
|
cross-section |
|
断絶
|
だんぜつ
danzetsu
|
severance |
|
断定
|
だんてい
dantei
|
determination |
|
断行
|
だんこう
dankou
|
decisive action |
|
断念
|
だんねん
dannen
|
abandonment |
|
断然
|
だんぜん
danzen
|
decidedly |
|
断じて
|
だんじて
danjite
|
certainly |
|
断受
|
だんじゅ
danju
|
refusal of acceptance |
|
断裁
|
だんさい
dansai
|
cutting off |
Example Sentences
私は彼の誘いを断った。
わたしはかれのさそいをことわった。
Watashi wa kare no sasoi o kotowatta.
I refused his invitation.
この木の断面はとても美しい。
このきのだんめんはとてもびじゅつ。
Kono ki no danmen wa totemo bijutsu.
The cross-section of this tree is very beautiful.