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断層
だんそう
noun
Meanings
1
fault
2
dislocation
3
gap
4
discrepancy
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Kanji in this word
断
Severance, Decline, Refuse
11 strokes
層
Stratum, Social Class, Layer
14 strokes
More words with
断
判断
はんだん ·
judgment
N3
決断
けつだん ·
decision
N1
診断
しんだん ·
diagnosis
N2
横断
おうだん ·
crossing
N3
断念
だんねん ·
Full entry on Jisho
abandoning (hope, plans)
予断
よだん ·
prediction
断る
ことわる ·
to refuse
N3
無断
むだん ·
without permission
N1
More words with
層
一層
いっそう ·
much more
N3
高層
こうそう ·
tall
N2
大層
たいそう ·
very much
N2
階層
かいそう ·
class
N1
地層
ちそう ·
stratum
年齢層
ねんれいそう ·
age range
上層
じょうそう ·
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys)
無党派層
むとうはそう ·
unaffiliated voters