— severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

  • JLPT N3
  • 11 strokes
  • Grade 5
  • Radical 斤
  • #338 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ダン
Kun'yomi
た.つことわ.るさだ.める

Example words

  • 判断はんだんjudgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; conclusion; decipherment; divination
  • 決断けつだんdecision; determination
  • 診断しんだんdiagnosis
  • 横断おうだん(1) crossing (2) transverse
  • 断ることわる(1) to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline (2) to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance (3) to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
  • 中断ちゅうだんinterruption; suspension; break
  • 無断むだんwithout permission; without notice
  • 断然だんぜんfirmly; absolutely; definitely