Question

断 た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める 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断水(だんすい): water outage断定(だんてい): conclusion; decision油断(ゆだん): negligence; unpreparedness断言(だんげん): assertion; declaration; affirmation断面(だんめん): cross-section 5 米: rice; USA; metre斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 斤 4 斷 severance When you get the ax at work, use your severance pay to buy fishhooks and rice. At least that way you can eat sushi.

Accepted Answer

ダン severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting 3 338 11 69 おの・おのづくり・きん 会意 Compound Ideographic [Based on fuaburisu´s] A man puts some rice on a fishhook as bait, but catches a fish so strong, he needs to take out his axe and sever the line lest he be dragged into the depths.

Kanji	断
Onyomi	ダン
Kunyomi	た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める
English	severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Examples	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 断水(だんすい): water outage 断定(だんてい): conclusion; decision 油断(ゆだん): negligence; unpreparedness 断言(だんげん): assertion; declaration; affirmation 断面(だんめん): cross-section
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	338
Components	米: rice; USA; metre 斤: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	斤
Radical Number	69
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	おの・おのづくり・きん
Traditional Form	斷
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	severance
Koohii Story 1	[Based on fuaburisu´s] A man puts some rice on a fishhook as bait, but catches a fish so strong, he needs to take out his axe and sever the line lest he be dragged into the depths.
Koohii Story 2	When you get the ax at work, use your severance pay to buy fishhooks and rice. At least that way you can eat sushi.

Decision Conclusion Axe Severance 断 ダン た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める Decline

Decision Conclusion Axe Severance 断ダンた.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める Decline