| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崖下 【ガイカ】 below a cliff
- 崖上 【ガイジョウ】 cliff top
- 断層崖 【ダンソウガイ】 fault scarp, fault escarpment
- 崎崖 【キガイ】 steepness of a mountain
Kun reading compounds
- 崖 【がけ】 cliff, precipice, precipice, brink of a dangerous situation
- 崖上 【がいじょう】 cliff top
- 財政の崖 【ざいせいのがけ】 fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis), fiscal precipice
- ガラスの崖 【ガラスのがけ】 glass cliff (corporate leadership)
Readings
- Korean:
- ae, eui
Spanish
- acantilado
- precipicio
- despeñadero
Portuguese
French
| 1428 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1737 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2862 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1988 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8180 | Morohashi |
| 1488 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 841 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3o8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2221.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d16 | Unicode hex code |
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絶 【ゼツ】 starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
- 絶縁 【ゼツエン】 breaking off relations (with), severing one's connections (with), breaking with (e.g. one's past), insulation (electrical or thermal), isolation
- 超絶 【チョウゼツ】 transcendence, excellence, superiority
- 壮絶 【ソウゼツ】 heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent
Kun reading compounds
- 絶える 【たえる】 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
- 絶えることなく 【たえることなく】 unceasing, relentless
- 絶やす 【たやす】 to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to, to let (fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
Readings
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- extinguir
- eliminar
- rechazar
- absoluto
- lugar escarpado
- desaparecer
- extinguirse
- exterminar
- erradicar
- suprimir
Portuguese
- descontinuar
- além de
- romper
- cortar desligar
- abster- se
- interromper
- suprimir
French
- cesser
- au-delà
- rompre
- couper
- s'abstenir
- interrompre
- supprimer
| 828 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 756 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 733 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 743 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 630 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 820 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 755 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1534 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1770 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 49469 | Morohashi |
| 1353 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1891 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2791.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d76 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1037 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壁 【カベ】 wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 壁画 【ヘキガ】 fresco, mural, wall painting
- 隔壁 【カクヘキ】 barrier wall, bulkhead, partition, septum, diaphragm
- 内壁 【ナイヘキ】 inner wall
Kun reading compounds
- 壁 【かべ】 wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 壁掛け 【かべかけ】 wall-mounted ornament, wall decoration, wall hanging, wall-mounted
- 白壁 【しらかべ】 white plaster wall, tofu, bean curd
- 厚い壁 【あついかべ】 hard-to-overcome obstacle, high hurdle, thick wall
Readings
- Korean:
- byeog
Spanish
- muro
- pared
Portuguese
- parede
- forro
- cerca
French
- mur
- paroi (estomac)
- barrière
| 1780 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1064 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1148 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1369 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 442 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2585 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1029 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2515 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1514 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5516 | Morohashi |
| 2895 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1103 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1500 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1616 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1826 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b13.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-13-3 | SKIP code |
| 7010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58c1 | Unicode hex code |