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無断 (mudan) Japanese meaning: without permission | Kotomora
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罰ばっ
金きん
を
取と
ら
れ
ます
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If you park without permission, you will be fined.
Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 無む 断だん で 使し 用よう する to use something without authorization
You must not use someone else's photo without permission.
無む 断だん で 休やす む to take time off without notice
He took the day off from work without telling anyone.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 無む 断だん で 立た ち 入い る to enter a place without permission
無む 断だん で 外がい 出しゅつ する to go out without telling anyone
The family worried because the child went out without telling anyone.
Expressions 無む 断だん で without permission; without notice Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't 断 severance, decline, refuse Related words 無許可 stresses the lack of official authorization in formal/legal contexts, while 無断 is broader and also covers acting without giving notice, as in 無断欠勤.
独断 means making a decision on one's own without consulting others, while 無断 focuses on carrying out an action without permission or advance notice.
無断 is a noun/adverbial term meaning 'without permission' used in formal compounds like 無断欠席, while 断らず is the negative continuative form of 断る used more directly in sentences to describe acting without asking.
無断 means 'without permission' in a broad sense (e.giving skipping approval), while 無届け specifically means the required formal notice or report to an authority was not submitted.
Don't confuse with 断り means an advance notice, explanation, or refusal that is given, while 無断 means the absence of any such notice or permission.
Word family staying out overnight without notice; unauthorized overnight stay
absence without leave; unauthorized absence from work
truancy; absence without leave
Etymology Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 断 (dan, 'permission' or 'notice'). The kanji 断 originally means 'to decide' or 'to refuse', but here it carries the sense of prior consent or notification.
It's dangerous to enter a construction site without permission.
だん
転てん
載さい
unauthorized reproduction; unauthorized copying
squatter; unauthorized occupant
