Japanese symbol for “sanction”
決裁
けっさい
Romaji: kessai
sanction; approval; decision
In Japanese, sanction is 決裁, read けっさい (kessai).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt sanction; approval; decision
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sanction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裁可 | さいか saika | sanction; approval |
| 裁許 | さいきょ saikyo | sanction; approval |
| サンクション | サンクション sankushon | sanction |
| 准許 | じゅんきょ junkyo | approval; sanction |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 決して | けっして kesshite | (not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least |
| 判決 | はんけつ hanketsu | judicial decision; judgement; judgment |
| 決勝 | けっしょう kesshou | decision of a contest |
| 決断 | けつだん ketsudan | decision; determination |
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
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.