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断
断
11 strokes
Frequency: 338
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

severance
decline
refuse
apologize
warn
dismiss
prohibit
decision
judgement
cutting

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ãƒ€ãƒŗ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
た.つ
ことわ.る
さだ.める

Common Words

はんだん
Noun
Freq #791
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication

Examples
į§ã¯å›ãŽåˆ¤æ–­ã‚’å°Šé‡ã™ã‚‹ã€‚
I defer to your judgement.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

divination

3

Mathematics

judgement

断わる
ことわる
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #967
1

to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline

Examples
åŊŧåĨŗã¯åŊŧぎã‚ĸドバイ゚を断りそうだ。ãĒぜãĒらåŊŧåĨŗã¯åŊŧがåĨŊきではãĒいからだ。
She is likely to refuse to follow his advice, because she does not like him.
ãĒぜåŊŧãŽį”ŗã—å‡ēã‚’æ–­ãŖãŸãŽã§ã™ã‹ã€‚
Why did you turn down his offer?
2

to inform; to give notice; to ask in advance (and get approval); to get permission

Examples
äēˆã‚æ–­ã‚Šãžã™ãŒã€ä슿—Ĩぎブログはéĸį™ŊくãĒいよ〜。
Just to warn you in advance, today's blog is no fun.
3

to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

Examples
åŊŧは断りãĒãį§ãŽéƒ¨åą‹ãĢå…ĨãŖãĻきた。
He entered my room without permission.
ゆだん
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #2069
1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

Examples
į§ã¯æ˛šæ–­ã—ãĻいたことãĢ気ãĨいた。
I realized I was off my guard.
けつだん
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2783
1

decision; determination

Examples
æąē断ぎæ—Ĩはčŋ‘い。
The day of decision is at hand.
だんげん
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #3719
1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

Examples
į§ã¯åŊŧがæŊ”į™Ŋã ã¨æ–­č¨€ã—ãŸã€‚
I affirmed that he was innocent.
たえる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4486
1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct

Examples
ã„ãžã¯ã‚‚ã†ã“ãŽį¨ŽãŽãĄã‚‡ã†ã¯įĩļえãĻã—ãžãŖãĻいる。
Butterflies of this species are now extinct.
2

to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off

Examples
こぎįŋ’æ…Ŗã¯įĩļえãĻ䚅しい。
This custom became extinct a long time ago.
お断わり
おことわり
Polite
Noun
Freq #4581
1

declining; refusal; rejection; non-acceptance

Examples
čŋ”品お断り。
No merchandise can be returned.
2

announcement; notice

ãĄã‚…ã†ã ã‚“
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #5182
1

interruption; suspension; break

Examples
į—…æ°—ãŽãŸã‚äŧ‘暇が中断した。
Illness cut short his vacation.
įĩļつ
たつ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5453
1

to sever; to cut off

2

to suppress; to eradicate; to exterminate

3

to abstain (from); to give up

せつだん
æˆĒ断
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5747
1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

Examples
åŧˇéĸ¨ãŽãŸã‚é›ģįˇšãŒæ•°įŽ‡æ‰€ã§åˆ‡æ–­ã•ã‚ŒãŸã€‚
The strong wind cut the electric wires in several places.
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