断 – Kanji details

Keyword

be cut off

Info

Frequency	Top 200-300
Type	Kyōiku (5th grade) ?
	Shinjitai ?
Kanken	Level 6
Heisig	1218
Old form	斷
Readings	だん (76%) ことわ (18%) た (4%)
	ことだ

Composed of

米

rice

𠃊

picture frame

斤

axe

Mnemonic

I'm cut off from civilization and forced to live in the wilderness with only my axe, and the only picture in a frame I have is of rice.

Used in vocabulary (409 in total)

判はん断だん

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

断ことわる

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

油ゆ断だん

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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Examples (200 in total)

人ひとを名な前まえで判はん断だんしてはいけません。

You should not judge people based on their name.

人ひとを見みた目めで判はん断だんしてはいけない。

You shouldn't judge a person by their looks.

君きみの判はん断だんをいつも信しんじていました。

I've always trusted your judgment.