Japanese symbol for “judge”
判事
はんじ
Romaji: hanji
judge; judiciary
In Japanese, judge is 判事, read はんじ (hanji).
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Meanings
- n judge; judiciary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “judge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思う | おもう omou | to judge; to assess; to regard |
| 裁判官 | さいばんかん saibankan | judge |
| 見る | みる miru | to examine; to look over; to assess |
| 選者 | せんじゃ senja | judge; selector |
| 裁く | さばく sabaku | to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 批判 | ひはん hihan | criticism; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 判決 | はんけつ hanketsu | judicial decision; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
| 評判 | ひょうばん hyouban | reputation; (public) estimation; popularity |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “judge”.
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.