Word Meaning 寸断

すんだん sundan

寸断 is read as すんだん (sundan) and means cutting to pieces.

Meaning

English

  1. cutting to pieces
  2. tearing to pieces

Reading

Kana

すんだん

Romaji

sundan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 16745 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寸法

すんぽう

measurement

寸前

すんぜん

just in front of

寸暇

すんか

moment's leisure

寸劇

すんげき

short play

すん

sun (approx. 3.03 cm)

寸法記入

すんぽうきにゅう

dimensioning

独断

どくだん

dogmatism

診断

しんだん

diagnosis

遮断

しゃだん

isolation

縦断

じゅうだん

cutting vertically

裁断

さいだん

cutting (cloth, paper, etc.)

価値判断

かちはんだん

value judgement

Example Sentences

1

じしんでどうろがすんだんされた。

The roads were cut off by the earthquake.