Word Meaning 断を下す

だんをくだす dan o kudasu

断を下す is read as だんをくだす (dan o kudasu) and means to pass judgment (judgement).

Meaning

English

to pass judgment (judgement)
to make a decision

Reading

Kana

だんをくだす

Romaji

dan o kudasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 72352 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

横断地下道

おうだんちかどう

underpass

断つ

たつ

to abstain (from)

断念

だんねん

abandoning (hope, plans)

断る

ことわる

to ask leave

断定

だんてい

affirmative

断水

だんすい

suspension of water supply

断然

だんぜん

definitely (wrong, different, etc.)

断じて

だんじて

absolutely

断絶

だんぜつ

extinction (e.g. of a family)

断言

だんげん

assertion

断

だん

decision

断続

だんぞく

intermittence

Example Sentences

彼は決断を下すことができない。

He can't make a decision.