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独断
どくだん
noun
anime:evangelion-tv
anime-category:vocabulary
curated-media-vocabulary
Meanings
1
one's own judgement (judgment) ; decision made without consulting others ; arbitrary decision
2
dogmatism
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Kanji in this word
独
Single, Alone, Spontaneously
9 strokes
断
Severance, Decline, Refuse
11 strokes
More words with
独
独自
どくじ ·
original
N1
独立
どくりつ ·
independence (e.g., Ind. Day)
N3
独特
どくとく ·
peculiarity
N3
単独
たんどく ·
sole
N1
独占
どくせん ·
Full entry on Jisho
monopoly
N1
独裁
どくさい ·
dictatorship
N1
独身
どくしん ·
single
N3
孤独
こどく ·
isolation
N1
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 ·
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