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The kanji 断: meaning, readings and stroke order
断
- Meaning
- cut off, refuse
- On reading
- ダン dan
- Kun reading
- た（つ） tatsu、ことわ（る） kotowaru
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 斤 axe
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
- Old form
- 斷
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- cắt đứt, từ chối (đoạn)
- Japanese
- たちきる。ことわる。
- Korean
- 끊다, 거절하다 (단)
- Chinese
- 切断、拒绝
Readings, words and example sentences
ダン dan · on reading
断水
water shut-off
工事の ため 今日は 断水です。
The water is shut off today because of construction work.
た（つ） tatsu · kun reading · less common
断つ
to cut off, to quit
悪い 習慣を 断ちます。
I'm quitting my bad habit.
ことわ（る） kotowaru · kun reading
断る
to turn down, to refuse
さそいを ていねいに 断りました。
I politely turned down the invitation.
Practise writing 断 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 断 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 5 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.