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ๆ–ญ

Decide, Refuse, Cut Off

ใ“ใจใ‚-ใ‚‹ (kotowa-ru), ใŸ-ใค (ta-tsu)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The polite phrase ใŠๆ–ญใ‚Šใ—ใพใ™ ('I must decline') is commonly used in business Japanese. The kanji also appears in ๅˆคๆ–ญ (judgment) and ๆ–ญๆฐด (water outage).

Memory Trick

Imagine using a sharp sword to CUT a rope. Once it's cut, you've made a DECISION and REFUSED to continue.

Readings

Onyomi: ใƒ€ใƒณ (dan)

Kunyomi: ใ“ใจใ‚-ใ‚‹ (kotowa-ru), ใŸ-ใค (ta-tsu)

Example Words

ๆ–ญใ‚‹
ใ“ใจใ‚ใ‚‹ (kotowaru)
To refuse
ๅˆคๆ–ญ
ใฏใ‚“ใ ใ‚“ (handan)
Judgment
ๆ–ญๆฐด
ใ ใ‚“ใ™ใ„ (dansui)
Water outage
็„กๆ–ญ
ใ‚€ใ ใ‚“ (mudan)
Without permission

Example Sentence

ใใฎ ่ช˜ใ„ใ‚’ ไธๅฏงใซ ๆ–ญใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใใฎ ใ•ใใ„ใ‚’ ใฆใ„ใญใ„ใซ ใ“ใจใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

sono sasoi o teinei ni kotowarimashita

I politely declined the invitation.

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