断 Kanji – severance
The Japanese kanji 断 can mean severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting.
Meaning and Readings
How is 断 read?
断 has the onyomi reading ダン and the kunyomi readings たつ, ことわる, さだめる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as dan, tatsu, kotowaru, sadameru.
Common Japanese Words Using 断
These common Japanese words contain 断. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 断トツ（だんトツ） — far and away the best, the very best, cream of the crop, crème de la crème, decisive lead, commanding lead
- 横断（おうだん） — crossing (a road, river, etc.), cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town), cutting across, intersecting (e.g. a railway track)
- 横断歩道（おうだんほどう） — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk
- 決断（けつだん） — decision, determination
- 健康診断（けんこうしんだん） — health checkup, (general) medical examination, physical examination
- 遮断（しゃだん） — isolation, cut off, blockade, quarantine, interception, deprivation
- 縦断（じゅうだん） — running through (north-south), cutting across, travelling across
- 診断（しんだん） — diagnosis, medical examination
- 寸断（すんだん） — cutting to pieces, tearing to pieces
- 切断（せつだん） — cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection