Today’s #kanji is 断, which is listed under the radical of #おのづくり（斤）. 断 is an informal variant of 斷 and 斷 is a compound ideograph made of 㡭 (connection) and 斤 (an axe).
Meaning: to cut, to disconnect, to refuse
Reading: ダン、た、ことわ
断言（ダンゲン）する: to assert, to affirm, to declare
断食（ダンジキ）: a fast, fasting
断水（ダンスイ）: a water cutoff, suspension of the water supply
断層（ダンソウ）: a fault, a dislocation; a gap, a difference, a discrepancy
横断（オウダン）する: to cross, to traverse, to intersect
決断（ケツダン）する: to make a firm decision
切断（セツダン）する: to cut, to cut off, to chop off, to sever
判断（ハンダン）する: to judge, to assess, to form a judgment
断（た）つ: to cut off, to sever; to break off
断（ことわ）る: to refuse, to reject, to turn down; to give … notice, to warn
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