| 793 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 11639 | Morohashi |
| 3301 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2039 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2703 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 切断 【セツダン】 cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
- 截然 【セツゼン】 clear, sharp, distinct, distinctive
- 直截 【チョクセツ】 direct, frank, straightforward, plain, decisive, prompt
- 簡明直截 【カンメイチョクセツ】 simple and plain, frank, direct and unambivalent, straightforward
- 細金 【サイキン】 metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs, cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)
- 截然 【セツゼン】 clear, sharp, distinct, distinctive
- 直截 【チョクセツ】 direct, frank, straightforward, plain, decisive, prompt
- 半裁 【ハンサイ】 cutting in half
Kun reading compounds
- 截る 【きる】 to cut (e.g. cloth)
- 裁つ 【たつ】 to cut (cloth)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 8c6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 4-14-4 | SKIP code |
| 4325.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-57-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 622a | Unicode hex code |
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
338 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 断 【ダン】 decision, judgment, resolution
- 断言 【ダンゲン】 assertion, declaration, affirmation
- 独断 【ドクダン】 one's own judgement (judgment), decision made without consulting others, arbitrary decision, dogmatism
- 縦断 【ジュウダン】 running through (north-south), cutting across, travelling across, cutting vertically, sectioning longitudinally
Kun reading compounds
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
- 断る 【ことわる】 to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline, to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance, to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
- 断るまでもなく 【ことわるまでもなく】 needless to say
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- cortar
- interrumpir
- rehusar
- declinar
- rechazar
Portuguese
- desligamento
- decadência
- recusa
- pedir desculpas
- avisar
- despedir
- proíbir
- decisão
- julgamento
- incisivo
French
- refus
- décliner
- rupture
- excuses
- prévenir
- rejeter
- interdire
- décision
- jugement
- trancher
| 841 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 773 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 750 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 493 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 606 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 594 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1669 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1024 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1063 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 900 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 955 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1885 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1001 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1355 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1145 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13557 | Morohashi |
| 1492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1136 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1218 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 426 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 743 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2272.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65ad | Unicode hex code |