What is the Kanji for "Judge"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Judge", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Judge" is "裁".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Ta" and "Saba".

Its onyomi reading is "Sai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The kanji "衣" means "Clothes" and can be read as "I" and "Koromo"

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "裁" mean in japanese?

"裁" means "Judge".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

裁判: "Trial". The verbal noun '裁判 (さいばん)' means 'trial'. It refers to a formal legal process where a judge or jury examines evidence and arguments to determine the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime. Examples: He is on trial for robbery - (彼は強盗罪で裁判を受けている). The trial is scheduled for next month - (裁判は来月に予定されている).

裁判所: "Court". The Japanese word '裁判所 (さいばんしょ)' means 'court'. This noun refers to an official institution where legal trials and hearings take place. Courts are responsible for administering justice and interpreting and applying the law. For example: I went to the court for the trial - (私は裁判のために裁判所に行きました). The defendant appeared in court - (被告人は裁判所に出頭しました).

総裁: "President". The Japanese noun '総裁 (そうさい)' means 'president'. This term is used to refer to the head or leader of an organization, company, or political party. The '総' part indicates a comprehensive or overall position, while '裁' suggests the role of decision-making and management. For example: The company president - (会社の総裁). He became the party's new president - (彼は党の新しい総裁になった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.