“Decision” or “Judgment” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “断”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “断” means “Break off”, “Interruption” or “Decisiveness” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “断”
Jouyou Kanji “断” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 11 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | だん(dan) |
| Kun-Yomi | ことわ(る)(kotowa(ru)) |
| た(つ)(ta(tsu)) | |
| さだ(める)(sada(meru)) | |
| Meanings | Cut off, Give up, Break off, Root out |
| Decide, Determine, Settle, Make up one’s mind | |
| Certainly, surely, Absolutely | |
| Decline, Refuse, Excuse oneself from |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “断”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 断案(だんあん-da n a n) | Conclusion, Final decision, Determination |
| 断雲(だんうん-da n u n) | Torn clouds |
| 断崖(だんがい-da n ga i) | Precipice, Cliff, Bluff, Escarpment |
| 断簡(だんかん-da n ka n) | Fragmentary surviving books, documents or illustrated scrolls |
| 断岸(だんがん-da n ga n) | Steep shores or cliffs |
| 断機の戒め(だんきのいましめ-da n ki no i ma shi me) | Commandment of breakage, Commandment not to stop things in the middle |
| 断橋(だんきょう-da n kyo u) | Broken Bridge |
| 断金の交わり(だんきんのまじわり-da n ki n no ma ji wa ri) | Eternal friendship, Sworn friends, Close friends |
| 断言(だんげん-da n ge n) | Affirmation, Assertion, Declaration |
| 断固(だんこ-da n ko) | Firm, Determined, Resolute, Conclusive |
| 断交(だんこう-da n ko u) | Breaking off relations, Rupture, Sever |
| 断行(だんこう-da n ko u) | Decisive action, Carrying out, Resolute enforcement, Execution |
| 断獄(だんごく-da n go ku) | Trying of a crime, Conviction, Condemnation to death by beheading |
| 断罪(だんざい-da n za i) | Conviction, Condemnation, Beheading, Decapitation |
| 断酒(だんしゅ-da n shu) | Abstinence from alcohol |
| 断種(だんしゅ-da n shu) | Sterilization, Castration |
| 断章(だんしょう-da n sho u) | Fragment of a literary work, Literary fragment |
| 断食(だんしょく-da n sho ku) | Intentionally abstaining from food for a period of time |
| 断食(だんじき-da n ji ki) | Religious fasting |
| 断水(だんすい-da n su i) | Suspension of water supply, Water outage |
| 断截 or 断切(だんせつ-da n se tsu) | Cutting, Cutting off, Severing |
| 断絶(だんぜつ-da n ze tsu) | ① Extinction (e.g. of a family), Dying out, Discontinuation, ② Severance (e.g. of relations), Rupture, Breaking off, Generation gap |
| 断線(だんせん-da n se n) | Snapping of a wire, Breaking down of a wire, Disconnection, Open circuit, Breaking of wire |
| 断然(だんぜん-da n ze n) | ① Firmly, Flatly, Resolutely, Decisively, Absolutely, Definitely, ② By far, Far and away, By a long shot, Hands down |
| 断層(だんそう-da n so u) | Fault, Dislocation, Gap, Discrepancy |
| 断続(だんぞく-da n zo ku) | Intermittent |
| 断腸(だんちょう-da n cho u) | Heartbreak, Grief, Sorrow |
| 断定(だんてい-da n te i) | Asertion, Conclusion |
| 断頭台(だんとうだい-da n to u da i) | Guillotine, Beheading block |
| 断熱(だんねつ-da n ne tsu) | Heat insulation, Thermal insulation, Adiabatic |
| 断念(だんねん-da n ne n) | Abandonment, Give up, Renunciation, Resignation |
| 断髪(だんぱつ-da n pa tsu) | ① Cutting of hair (to a short length), Haircutting, ② Bobbed hair |
| 断片(だんぺん-da n pe n) | Fragment, Scrap, Piece, Shred |
| 断編 or 断篇(だんぺん-da n pe n) | Piece of sentence |
| 断末魔(だんまつま-da n ma tsu ma) | One’s last moments, Last gasp, Death throes, Agonies of death |
| 断滅(だんめつ-da n me tsu) | Die out, Die off |
| 断面(だんめん-da n me n) | Cross section, Section, Profile |
| 英断(えいだん-e i da n) | Decisive judgment, Excellent decision |
| 横断(おうだん-o u da n) | Transect, Intersection, Traversing, Crossing, Transection |
| 臆断(おくだん-o ku da n) | Jumping to hasty conclusions, Conjecture, Supposition, Surmise, Guess |
| 禁断(きんだん-ki n da n) | Prohibition, Interdiction, Forbidden, Prohibited |
| 決断(けつだん-ke tsu da n) | Decision, Determination, Resolution |
| 裁断(さいだん-sa i da n) | ① Cutting (cloth, paper etc), ② Judgment, Decision |
| 縦断(じゅうだん-ju u da n) | ① Running through (north-south), Cutting across, Travelling across, ② Cutting vertically, Sectioning longitudinally |
| 診断(しんだん-shi n da n) | Diagnosis, Medical examination |
| 寸断(すんだん-su n da n) | Cutting into pieces, Tearing to pieces |
| 聖断(せいだん-se i da n) | Imperial decision |
| 切断(せつだん-se tsu da n) | Cut, Sever, Disconnect, Ablation |
| 専断(せんだん-se n da n) | Arbitrary decision |
| 速断(そくだん-so ku da n) | Hasty conclusion, Rash decision, Jumping to a conclusion |
| 即断(そくだん-so ku da n) | Immediate decision, Prompt decision, Snap judgment |
| 中断(ちゅうだん-chu u da n) | Interruption, Suspension, Break |
| 同断(どうだん-do u da n) | Same, Ditto, Sameness, Selfsameness |
| 独断(どくだん-do ku da n) | Arbitrary decision, One’s own judgment, Decision made without consulting others |
| 判断(はんだん-ha n da n) | Decision, Judgment |
| 不断(ふだん-fu da n) | Constant, Persistent, Unremitting, Ceaseless |
| 武断(ぶだん-bu da n) | Militarism |
| 油断(ゆだん-yu da n) | Negligence, Carelessness, Inattention, Unpreparedness |
| 両断(りょうだん-ryo u da n) | Bisection, Dichotomization |
| 壟断(ろうだん-ro u da n) | Monopoly, Monopolize |
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