Jisho

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14 strokes (also 13)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
广
intercept, interrupt, obstruct
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1865 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 遮断機 【シャダンキ】 (railway) crossing gate, barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
  • 遮断器 【シャダンキ】 circuit breaker
  • 間遮 【アイシャ】 piece placed to block opponent's check, interposed piece

Kun reading compounds

  • 遮る 【さえぎる】 to interrupt, to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.), to block (light, wind, etc.), to intercept, to cut off

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe1, zhe5
Korean:
cha

Spanish

  • interceptar
  • interrumpir
  • obstruir

Portuguese

  • interceptar
  • interromper
  • obstruir

French

  • intercepter
  • interrompre
  • obstruer
1339 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1927 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4737 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1818 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1767 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1899 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1749 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
716 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3916 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2018 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1200 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39086X Morohashi
3158 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6106 New Nelson (John Haig)
1192 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1276 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1732 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
540 2001 Kanji
2q11.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-11 SKIP code
3-3-10 SKIP code
3030.3 Four corner code
1-28-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
906e Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
axe
Parts:
Variants:
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

Speed

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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
duan4
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

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 桿菌 【カンキン】 bacillus
  • 桿状 【カンジョウ】 rod-shaped, bacillary, bacilliform, baculiform
  • 槓杆 【コウカン】 lever
  • 操縦桿 【ソウジュウカン】 control column, yoke, joystick

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan3
Korean:
han

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2280 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
14823 Morohashi
2674 New Nelson (John Haig)
4a7.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
4694.1 Four corner code
1-59-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
687f Unicode hex code