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裁 kanji
tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
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On readings
サイ
Kun readings
たつさばく
Words with 裁
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3裁判Populartrial; judgement; judgment
- N2裁縫Popularsewing; needlework
- N1制裁Popularsanctions; punishment
- N1体裁Popular(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style; appearances; decency; show; display; lip-service; insincere words; glib talk
- N1独裁Populardictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
- —決裁Popularsanction; approval; decision
- —裁決Populardecision; ruling; judgement; judgment
- —裁量Populardiscretion; judgement; judgment
- —総裁Popularpresident (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
- —地裁Populardistrict court
- —仲裁Populararbitration; intercession; mediation
- —洋裁Popular(Western) dressmaking
- —裁定Populardecision; ruling; award; arbitration
- —家裁Popularfamily court
- —簡裁Popularsummary court; court of summary offences
- —高裁PopularHigh Court
- —最高裁PopularSupreme Court
- —裁判官Popularjudge
- —裁判所Popularcourt; courthouse
- —司法裁判Popularjudicial trial