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判

Judge
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingハン、バン
Kun readingわか.る
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 21

Verbs with «判»

判断する批判する判明する判定する

Meanings

  1. judge
  2. judgement
  3. judgmentRtK
  4. signature
  5. stamp
  6. seal
  1. monogram signature

Homonyms

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Same reading (はん)
半 · half反 · anti-版 · edition班 · group藩 · han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meij…汎 · pan-範 · example

Popular Usage

裁判審判

Radicals and components

Radical刀knife刂variant
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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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judgement · half · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1289

Compound words

裁判さいばん
trial; judgement; judgment
審判しんぱん
judgement; judgment; decision; verdict; sentence
批判的ひはんてき
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
判断するはんだんする
to judge
批判するひはんする
to criticize
判明するはんめいする
to establish
公判こうはん
public hearing; trial
判決はんけつ
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
判子はんこ
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
判事はんじ
judge; judiciary
判断はんだん
judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
判定はんてい
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding
判明はんめい
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
判例はんれい
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
批判ひはん
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
評判ひょうばん
reputation; (public) estimation; popularity; rumour; rumor
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
加判かはん
affixing a seal
割判わりはん
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets
Ａ六判エーろくばん
A6 paper size (105mm x 148mm)
印判師いんばんし
seal engraver
加判人かはんにん
signatory

Additional Examples

彼は評判のよい人だ。
He is a man of good reputation.tatoeba
彼は評判がよい。
He has a good reputation.tatoeba
彼は批判家連中が、彼の過ちならなんでも叩こうと待ち受けていることを承認していた。
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.tatoeba
彼は批判に神経過敏だ。
He is sensitive to criticism.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Judge; seal. 半 (half) + 刂 (knife) — cutting in half, deciding fairly.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 判

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