Memory phrase for the Kanji: 断


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Meaning

refuse, judge, disconnect, decline, decision

Pronunciation

DAN
kotowaru, tatsu

Explanation

From left: corner ∟, rice , axe

Mnemonic

To make corner-cut rice with an axe? - Refused!

Radicals

corner
riceThe rice plant has this radical:
axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the left.
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Vocabulary

 断る  ことわる  to refuse, to inform, to ask leave, to decline, to dismiss
 断つ  たつ  to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)
 中断  ちゅうだん  interruption, suspension, break
 断水  だんすい  water outage
 横断歩道  おうだんほどう  pedestrian crossing
 判断  はんだん  judgement, decision, adjudication, conclusion
 断定  だんてい  conclusion, decision
 断然  だんぜん  firmly, absolutely, definitely
 断言  だんげん  assertion, declaration, affirmation

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