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断
ことわ
る
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
2. to inform; to give notice; to ask in advance (and get approval); to get permission
3. to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
Alt. forms
断
ことわ
る
95%
断
こと
わ
る
2%
ことわ
る
1%
Kanji used
断
be cut off
Pitch accent
こ
とわ
る
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Conjugations...
Used in: 5249
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
体
てい
よく
断
ことわ
る
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
断
ことわ
る
までもなく
needless to say
体
てい
良
よ
く
断
ことわ
る
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
Examples (39 in total)
彼
かれ
らは
断
ことわ
った
。
They refused.
もう
断
ことわ
った
よ。
I've already said no.
初
はじ
めは
断
ことわ
った
んです。
I refused at first.
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