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JLPT N3 · Useful verbs

断る

ことわる

to refuse; to decline

Stroke order of 断る

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

断 · 11 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

An axe (斤) chops through the tied bundle (米) in its box, cutting off the request: refused.

Parts: 断 = 㡭 (米 bundle in a box) + 斤 axe

The characters in 断る

  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

友達の誘いを断りました。

ともだちのさそいをことわりました。

I declined my friend's invitation.

Words with 断

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