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    3. 断り

    断り

    断ことわり​

    notice

    KMT8News #21+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    断わり

    ことわり

    Noun

    1.
    notice, notification, warning
    2.
    permission, consent
    3.
    rejection, refusal, nonacceptance, declination, declining
    4.
    excuse, plea

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    事じ前ぜんの断ことわりもなく、会かい議ぎを欠けっ席せきした。

    I was absent from the meeting without prior notice.

    KMT5Daily LifeWork & Career
    友ゆう人じんの誘さそいを断ことわるのは心こころ苦ぐるしかったが、どうしても都つ合ごうがつかなかった。

    It was painful to refuse my friend's invitation, but I simply couldn't make it.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの申もうし出では、やむを得えない断ことわり方かたで辞じ退たいした。

    I declined his offer with an unavoidable refusal.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    契けい約やく書しょには、一いっ方ぽう的てきな契けい約やくの断ことわりに関かんする条じょう項こうが明めい記きされている。

    The contract clearly states clauses regarding unilateral termination of the contract.

    KMT8Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    会かい社しゃは、顧こ客きゃくからの無む理りな要よう求きゅうに対たいして、明めい確かくな断ことわりを入いれるべきだ。

    The company should give a clear refusal to unreasonable demands from customers.

    KMT9Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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