裁 — kanji meaning “tailor”
裁
tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
- Meanings
- tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
- On'yomi
- サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi
- た.つ、さば.く
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #297 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 145
- Chinese reading
- cái — Chinese character page
Words with 裁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
| 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 |
| 地裁 | ちさい chisai | district court |
| 最高裁 | さいこうさい saikousai | Supreme Court |
| 仲裁 | ちゅうさい chuusai | arbitration; intercession; mediation |
| 体裁 | ていさい teisai | (outward) appearance |
| 高裁 | こうさい kousai | High Court |
| 裁量 | さいりょう sairyou | discretion; judgement; judgment |
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