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How to say 'Verdict' in Japanese | 判決

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The Japanese word for Verdict is 'Hanketsu', written as 判決 in Japanese.'Verdict' in hiragana is はんけつ.

    word

    判決

    Meaning

    Verdict

    Reading

    はんけつ

    hanketsu

    Kanji

    判Judge, Stamp 決Decide

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '判決 (はんけつ)' refers to a formal decision or judgment made by a court of law. It is commonly used in legal contexts to describe the outcome of a trial or legal proceeding. For example: The verdict was guilty「判決は有罪だった」(はんけつはゆうざいだった). The court announced its verdict「裁判所は判決を言い渡した」(さいばんしょははんけつをいいわたした). This term is specific to legal judgments and is not used in casual or everyday contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    2530

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 判決

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    判

    Meaning

    Judge, Stamp

  • kanji

    決

    Meaning

    Decide

Words Related to 判決 Through the Kanji 判

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 判 as well.

  • word

    批判

    Meaning

    Criticism

  • word

    判断

    Meaning

    Judgment

  • word

    評判

    Meaning

    Rumor, Reputation

  • word

    裁判

    Meaning

    Trial

  • word

    裁判所

    Meaning

    Court

  • word

    判定

    Meaning

    Judgment, Decision

  • word

    判例

    Meaning

    Precedent

  • word

    判子

    Meaning

    Seal

  • word

    判明

    Meaning

    Clarification

Words Related to 判決 Through the Kanji 決

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 決 as well.

  • word

    決める

    Meaning

    Decide

  • word

    解決

    Meaning

    Resolution

  • word

    決して

    Meaning

    Never

  • word

    決まる

    Meaning

    Decided

  • word

    決定

    Meaning

    Decision

  • word

    決心

    Meaning

    Decision, Resolution

  • word

    決まり

    Meaning

    Rule, Settlement

  • word

    決勝

    Meaning

    Final

  • word

    決意

    Meaning

    Determination

  • word

    決断

    Meaning

    Decision

  • word

    決算

    Meaning

    Settlement, Closing

  • word

    決済

    Meaning

    Settlement

  • word

    取り決め

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    決議

    Meaning

    Resolution

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'Hanketsu' means 'Verdict' .

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