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Kanji Detail for 判 - "to judge"

判

  • Meaning

    判 means "to judge." Also associated with to decide, to distinguish.

    1. Judge - To decide; to determine.

    2. Decide - To make a choice; to conclude.

    3. Distinguish - To tell apart; to differentiate.

    4. Seal - A stamp; an official mark.

    5. Size - A format; dimensions.

  • Words using 判

    • 判断 はんだん Listen judgment; judgement; decision
    • 判決 はんけつ Listen judicial decision; judgement; judgment
    • 批判 ひはん Listen criticism; judgement; judgment
    • 裁判 さいばん Listen trial; judgement; judgment
    • 公判 こうはん Listen public hearing; trial
    • 裁判所 さいばんしょ Listen court; courthouse
    • 判定 はんてい Listen judgement; judgment; decision
    • 審判 しんぱん Listen judgement; judgment; decision

  • Four-character idioms with 判

    • 欠席裁判 けっせきさいばん Listen trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)

  • Tattoo check: 判

    • Verified meaning: to judge
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ばん, わかつ)
    • Also carries these associations: to decide, to distinguish

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 判

    Given names 判(わかつ)Listen

    Surnames 判(ばん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    judgement; judgment; signature; stamp; seal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    judge; discriminate; conclude

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different); to judge; to decide; to grade; (of a judge) to sentence

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to judge; to discriminate; to conclude

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To separate. Such as parting is also called 判袂. | To judge. Distinguishing right from wrong. Hence the document deciding lawsuits is called 判. Deciding cases is called 裁判.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ban(バン) バン

    han(ハン) ハン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    waka.ru(わ-かる) わ-かる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    to judge to decide to distinguish coin half split seal separate divide size understand comprehend judgment decision discernment appraisal assess classification determination differentiation evaluation verdict

Sentences including 判

  • The new president is well spoken of.

  • He got a bad reputation.

  • Judging from this.

  • He has a bad reputation with his students.

  • He has a good reputation.

  • Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

  • He is spoken well of by his students.

  • I was asked to umpire the game.

  • That hotel is not all it's cracked up to be.

  • It is easy to find fault with the work of others.

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