断 — severance, decline, refuse

ことわる断 severance

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes

U+65AD Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #338 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1218 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

severance
decline
refuse
apologize
warn
dismiss
prohibit
decision
judgement
cutting

word

ことわ kotowa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

断(ことわ) る kotowaru to refuse お断(ことわ) り okotowari refusal

たん・だん tan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

判(はん) 断(だん) handan judgment 決(けつ) 断(だん) ketsudan decision 中(ちゅう) 断(だん) chuudan interruption 無(む) 断(だん) mudan without permission 横(おう) 断(だん) oudan crossing 断(だん) 念(ねん) dannen abandoning 断(だん) 熱(ねつ) dannetsu heat insulation 断(だん) 言(げん) dangen assertion

Appears in idioms

言語道断四字熟語

say, language, road, severance

独断専行四字熟語

single, severance, specialty, go

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

こめ米 rice #119

きん斤 axe #69

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#69 斤 axe

断 — severance, decline, refuse

Meanings

word

ことわ kotowa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

たん・だん tan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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断 — severance, decline, refuse

Meanings

word

ことわ kotowa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

たん ・だん tan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

たん・だん tan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).