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    3. 独断専行

    独断専行

    独どく断だん専せん行こう

    acting arbitrarily on one's own authority

    KMT10News #35+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab35 strokes

    どくだんせんこう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    acting arbitrarily on one's own authority, acting arbitrarily without consultation
    yojijukugo

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    彼かれは独どく断だん専せん行こうで物もの事ごとを決きめる。

    He decides things arbitrarily on his own.

    KMT8Business & FinanceDaily Life
    独どく断だん専せん行こうはチームワークを阻そ害がいする。

    Acting arbitrarily hinders teamwork.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    彼かれの独どく断だん専せん行こうが、プロジェクトの失しっ敗ぱいを招まねいた。

    His arbitrary actions led to the failure of the project.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    経けい営えい者しゃは独どく断だん専せん行こうを避さけ、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんの意い見けんにも耳みみを傾かたむけるべきだ。

    Managers should avoid acting arbitrarily and listen to employees' opinions.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    政せい治じ家かが独どく断だん専せん行こうで政せい策さくを決けっ定ていすれば、国こく民みんの信しん頼らいを失うしなうだろう。

    If politicians decide policies arbitrarily, they will lose the trust of the citizens.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    独
    ひと.り…(4)
    single・alone・spontaneously・Germany
    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    専
    もっぱ.ら…(1)
    specialty・exclusive・mainly・solely
    行
    い.く・ゆ.く・-ゆ.き・-ゆき・-い.き・-いき…(11)
    going・journey・carry out・conduct・act…(3)
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