Word Meaning 独断

どくだん dokudan

独断 is read as どくだん (dokudan) and means dogmatism.

Meaning

English

dogmatism
one's own judgement (judgment)
decision made without consulting others
arbitrary decision

Reading

Kana

どくだん

Romaji

dokudan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3041 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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独断専行

どくだんせんこう

acting arbitrarily on one's own authority

独断的

どくだんてき

dogmatic

独断論

どくだんろん

dogmatism

独特

どくとく

understood only by oneself

独り言

ひとりごと

soliloquy

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

独自

どくじ

independent

独立

どくりつ

independence (e.g. of a nation)

独裁

どくさい

running (a company, etc.) despotically

独身

どくしん

single

独占

どくせん

hogging

独学

どくがく

self-education

Example Sentences

彼は独断で計画を変更した。

かれはどくだんでけいかくをへんこうした。

He changed the plan on his own judgment.