Memory phrase for the character: 断

断

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Meaning

refuse, judge, disconnect, decline, decision

Pronunciation

 DAN
kotowaru, tatsu

Explanation

 From left: corner ∟, rice 米, axe 斤

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

Radicals

∟ corner
米 riceThe rice plant has this radical: 禾
斤 axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.
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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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