Quick answer
断 is the kanji for "Warn / Refuse / Decline". A common reading is た.つ (tatsu). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Warn / Refuse / Decline
Also : Warn · Refuse · Decline · Dismiss · Cutting · Prohibit
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 断 represents 'SEVERANCE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of severance.
On-reading: だん — remember this sound by associating it with severance. Kun-reading: た.つ.
Example Sentences
申し訳ありませんが断らなければなりません。
もうしわけありませんがことわらなければなりません。
I'm sorry but I have to decline.
古くなった木を切断するために、専門の業者に依頼しました。
ふるくなったきをせつだんするために、せんもんのぎょうしゃにいらいしました。
I asked a specialist contractor to cut down the old tree.
Vocabulary using 断
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