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Translingual
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Glyph origin
Unorthodox variant of 斷.
Han character
断 (Kangxi radical 69, 斤+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 女木竹一中 (VDHML), composition ⿰⿺𠃊米斤)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 479, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13557
- Dae Jaweon: page 838, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2025, character 3
- Unihan data for U+65AD
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 断 – see 斷 (“to break; to snap; to cut; to cut off; to sever; to interrupt; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 斷). |
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Japanese
Kanji
断
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 斷)
- sever, chop off
- interrupt
- refuse, decline, abstain from
Noun
断 • (dan)
- refuse, decline
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