Japanese symbol for “court”
裁判所
さいばんしょ
Romaji: saibansho
court; courthouse
In Japanese, court is 裁判所, read さいばんしょ (saibansho).
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Meanings
- n court; courthouse
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “court”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法廷 | ほうてい houtei | court (of law); courtroom |
| コート | コート kooto | court (e.g. tennis, basketball, volleyball) |
| 御殿 | ごてん goten | palace; court |
| 立法府 | りっぽうふ rippoufu | assize; court |
| 裁 | さい sai | court |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 総裁 | そうさい sousai | president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank) |
| 制裁 | せいさい seisai | sanctions; punishment |
| 独裁 | どくさい dokusai | dictatorship; despotism; autocracy |
| 裁判官 | さいばんかん saibankan | judge |
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 批判 | ひはん hihan | criticism; judgement; judgment |
| 判決 | はんけつ hanketsu | judicial decision; judgement; judgment |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
See also: Chinese symbol for “court”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.