judgment, sign, seal
On'yomi (音読み)
- ハン
- バン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- わか.る
- はん.する
About this kanji
The kanji 判 primarily means judgment or sign, and it can be used both as a noun and a verb. Some common compounds include 判断 (はんだん), which means judgment or decision; 判明 (はんめい), meaning clarification or confirmation; and 判決 (はんけつ), referring to a legal judgment. The kanji can also relate to signing documents, as in 署名 (しょめい), which means signature. When using 判 as a verb, the readings わかる and はんする imply understanding or making a judgment, respectively. This kanji is frequently used in legal or formal contexts, making it important in everyday Japanese.
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Example sentences
判を押してください。
Please affix your seal.
Meanings across languages
- English
- judgment, sign, seal
- Tiếng Việt
- phán, quyết định, dấu, con dấu
- 日本語
- はん, ひょうじ, しるし
- 한국어
- 판별
- 中文
- 判决
- id
- putusan
- th
- การตัดสิน
- es
- juicio
- fr
- jugement
- de
- Urteil
- pt
- julgamento
Common compounds
- 判断はんだんjudgment, decision
- 判明はんめいclarification, identification
- 判決はんけつjudgment, decision (of a court)
- 署名しょめいsignature, signing
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