Word Meaning 断腸

だんちょう danchou

断腸 is read as だんちょう (danchou) and means heartbreak.

Meaning

English

  1. heartbreak
  2. grief
  3. sorrow

Reading

Kana

だんちょう

Romaji

danchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 21432 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

断腸の思い

だんちょうのおもい

heartbroken thoughts

断末魔

だんまつま

one's last moments

断案

だんあん

conclusion

断裁

だんさい

cutting

断章取義

だんしょうしゅぎ

interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context

断裁器

だんさいき

cutting machine

断固抗議

だんここうぎ

firm opposition

断続平衡説

だんぞくへいこうせつ

punctuated equilibrium (theory of evolutionary biology)

断碑

だんぴ

broken stone monument

断尾

だんび

cropping a tail

断固阻止

だんこそし

standing firmly against

断裂

だんれつ

snapping apart

Example Sentences

1

When he was fighting with you, his heart broke in half.