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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

独どく断だん

dokudan

unilateral decision

Example sentences

  1. マシュー・ペリー来航らいこうに伴ともなう対応たいおうについて、幕府ばくふは独断どくだんでは処理しょりできず、朝廷ちょうていに報告ほうこくを行おこなった。

    As for the visit of the Matthew PERRY’s fleet, the bakufu could not correspond on their own, and reported it to the Imperial Court.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 戦後毛利輝元せんごもうりてるもとに預あずけられ、輝元てるもとの独断どくだんで処刑しょけいされている。

    He was placed with Terumoto MORI after the battle and executed by Terumoto’s discretion.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 義久よしひさは、忠棟殺害ただむねさつがいは忠恒ただつねの独断どくだんによるものであり、自分じぶんは全まったく関与かんよしていないと石田三成いしだみつなりに弁明べんめいしている。

    Yoshihisa explained to Mitsunari ISHIDA that Takamune’s assassination was solely Tadatsune’s decision and he was not involved in any way.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 独断

  • 独single; aloneOnドク・トクKunひとり
  • 断cut; decideOnダンKunたつ・ことわる・さだめる

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