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    3. 断る

    断る

    断ことわる​

    to refuse

    N3KMT5News #10+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab12 strokes

    断わる

    ことわる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline
    2.
    to inform, to give notice, to ask in advance (and get approval), to get permission
    3.
    to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)

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    誘さそいを断ことわる。

    To decline an invitation.

    KMT3Daily Life
    彼かれはその申もうし出でをきっぱりと断ことわった。

    He flatly refused the offer.

    KMT5Daily Life
    忙いそがしいので、今きょ日うの飲のみ会かいは断ことわらせてください。

    I'm busy, so please let me decline today's drinking party.

    KMT5Daily LifeWork & Career
    顧こ客きゃくからの無む理りな要よう求きゅうは、丁てい寧ねいに断ことわる必ひつ要ようがある。

    It is necessary to politely refuse unreasonable requests from customers.

    KMT6Work & CareerDaily Life
    事じ前ぜんに断ことわっておけば、問もん題だいはなかっただろう。

    If I had given notice beforehand, there wouldn't have been a problem.

    KMT7Daily Life

    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
    る
    ru
    Kana
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