Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    arbitrary decision; using one's own discretion; acting on one's own authority

Also written 擅断【せんだん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely

Kun
もっぱ.ら
On
セン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
506 of 2500
Radical
inch
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-6-3SKIP code
0a9.16The Kanji Dictionary
5034.6Four corner code
1548deroo
5c02Unicode hex code
1-32-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1350Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1377New Nelson (John Haig)
2644New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3272Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2297Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
46Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
47Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
526A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
973Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
413Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
914A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
600Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
610Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
830sakade
478Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
925henshall3
886Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
797Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
503Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
46Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan1Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

Kun
た.つことわ.るさだ.める
On
ダン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
338 of 2500
Radical
axe
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
6b5.6The Kanji Dictionary
2272.1Four corner code
1254deroo
65adUnicode hex code
1-35-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2078Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2385New Nelson (John Haig)
1492New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1001Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1136Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1218Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
493A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1669Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
606Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13557Morohashi
750A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1024Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1063Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841sakade
594Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
773henshall3
743Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
426crowley
900Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
955Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1145Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan4Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level