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裁

tailor
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingサイ
Kun readingた.つ、さば.く
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. tailorRtK
  2. judge
    彼は裁判官に慈悲を求めた。He appealed to the judge for mercy.tatoeba
    彼は裁判官に寛大な処置を願った。He pleaded with the judge for mercy.tatoeba
  3. decision
  4. cut out (pattern)
  1. to judge
  2. to try
  3. to sit in judgement (on)
  4. to decide (on)

Popular Usage

裁判裁縫

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Thanksgiving · harvest festival · ten (十) · needle (丨) · fiesta · top hat (亠) · scarf (冂) · cloth (巾) · clothes · clothing · garment

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 424

Compound words

裁判さいばん
trial; judgement; judgment
裁縫さいほう
sewing; needlework
決裁けっさい
sanction; approval; decision
裁くさばく
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
裁つたつ
to cut (cloth)
裁決さいけつ
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
裁量さいりょう
discretion; judgement; judgment
制裁せいさい
sanctions; punishment
総裁そうさい
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
体裁ていさい
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style; appearances
地裁ちさい
district court
仲裁ちゅうさい
arbitration; intercession; mediation
独裁どくさい
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
洋裁ようさい
(Western) dressmaking
裁定さいてい
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
家裁かさい
family court
簡裁かんさい
summary court; court of summary offences
高裁こうさい
High Court
最高裁さいこうさい
Supreme Court
裁判官さいばんかん
judge
裁判所さいばんしょ
court; courthouse
司法裁判しほうさいばん
judicial trial
勅裁ちょくさい
imperial decision
剪裁せんさい
cutting

Additional Examples

彼は殺人罪で裁判にかけられた。
He was tried for murder.tatoeba
彼は裁判官に任ぜられた。
He was raised to the bench.tatoeba
裁縫、洋裁、和裁
Sewing, western dressmaking, and Japanese dressmakingwiki
和裁は和服裁縫の略語。
Wasai is an abbreviation for 'wafukusaiho.'wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 裁

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