JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 断: "severance, decline, refuse"
The kanji 断 means "severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ダン in on'yomi and た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.つことわ.るさだ.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 338 of 2,501 |
Common words with 断
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 判断judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion · divination
- 断るto refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down · to inform; to give notice; to ask in advance (and get approval); to get permission
- 油断negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
- 決断decision; determination
- 断言affirmation catégorique, déclaration ferme ; affirmer catégoriquement
- お断りrefus, rejet · avis, mise en garde, avertissement
- 中断interruption; suspension; break
- 断つto sever; to cut off · to suppress; to eradicate; to exterminate
- 切断cutting; severance; section; amputation
- 断ち切るto cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off · to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.); to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)
- 断じてabsolutely; positively; decidedly
- 遮断isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine
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