断
Severance
Meanings
Severance, Decline, Refuse, Apologize, Warn, Dismiss, Prohibit, Decision, Judgement, Cutting
On'yomi
だん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
断 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
断 (Severance) is taught on WaniKani at level 21 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #338 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.
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