Search Japanese words/phrases

   
 *You can search from either Japanese headwords or English keywords


► 名詞
断り  [ことわり]  [御断り]    meaning:  reject  rank: 1
☆ そのはお断りします ⇨ I decline your offer

断り  [ことわり]  [御断り]    meaning:  prohibit  rank: 2
☆ 訪問販売御断り ⇨ No soliciting  (☛ A common door banner)

断り  [ことわり]  [断りを入れる]    meaning:  tell  rank: 2
☆ そうする彼等に断りをれておくべきだ ⇨ You should tell them before you do it  (☛ Inform of your intention to someone to get a permission, or just out of courtesy even though he/she cannot stop you)

断り  [ことわり]  [断り無し]    meaning:  tell  rank: 2
☆ 自転車を断り無しに使った ⇨ He used my bicycle without telling me  (☛ Inform of your intention to someone to get a permission, or just out of courtesy even though he/she cannot stop you)


More examples:
  • けをなに断り続けている ⇨ He has been stubbornly refusing to accept other’s help
  • 無断仕様はお断りします ⇨ We decline an unauthorized use. An unauthorized use is prohibited