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油断

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

油断 — “carelessness, negligence, lack of caution”

油断 (read ゆだん) means carelessness, negligence, lack of caution. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

Reading

ゆだん

Meaning

carelessness, negligence, lack of caution

油断 in a sentence

油断ゆだんは禁物きんもつだ。

Carelessness is forbidden.

The kanji in 油断

油oil
断to cut off; to refuse

Words that share a kanji with 油断

醤油しょうゆ— soy sauce
油あぶら— oil
石油せきゆ— oil, petroleum
灯油とうゆ— kerosene, lamp oil
横断歩道おうだんほどう— pedestrian crossing, crosswalk
横断おうだん— crossing, traversing
断ることわる— to refuse, to decline
判断はんだん— judgment, decision

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