severance, decline, refuse · cắt đứt, từ chối

訓た(つ),ことわ(る),さだ(める) ・音ダン

Sino-Vietnamese: đoạn

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Axe 斤 on the right chopping through bundled threads on the left, so it means sever or refuse (Han Viet doan, as in doan tuyet = break off).

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た(つ),ことわ(る),さだ(める)

Sino-Vietnamese: đoạn

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斤

Axe

4 strokes

彼の誘いを断りました。 (かれのさそいをことわりました)

I turned down his invitation.

斤斥斬新