Kanji: 断

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	斤 Radical name: きん
Meaning:	Severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	横断(おうだん)	crossing
N3	断(ことわ)る	to refuse, to decline, to dismiss
N3	判断(はんだん)	judgement, decision
N2	診断(しんだん)	diagnosis
N2	断水(だんすい)	water outage
N2	断定(だんてい)	conclusion, decision
N2	油断(ゆだん)	negligence, unpreparedness
N1	決断(けつだん)	decision, determination
N1	断言(だんげん)	declaration, affirmation
N1	断然(だんぜん)	firmly, absolutely, definitely
N1	断面(だんめん)	cross section
N1	中断(ちゅうだん)	interruption, suspension, break
N1	無断(むだん)	without permission, without notice