独断 (どくだん)one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision

Kanji in 独断

• 独Single; Alone; SpontaneouslyRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
• 断Severance; Decline; RefuseRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3

Words that share its kanji

• 独立どくりつindependence; self-reliance
• 独自どくじoriginal; unique
• 単独たんどくsole; single
• 独特どくとくpeculiarity; uniqueness
• 独立国どくりつこくindependent state; independent nation
• 東独とうどくEast Germany (1949-1990)
• 独占どくせんmonopoly; monopolization
• 独裁どくさいdictatorship; despotism
• 判断はんだんjudgment; judgement
• 決断けつだんdecision; determination
• 診断しんだんdiagnosis; medical examination
• 断だんdecision; judgment
• 断念だんねんabandoning (hope, plans); giving up
• 予断よだんprediction; prejudgment
• 断らずことわらずwithout permission
• 断ることわるto refuse; to reject