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JLPT N36画 · 6 strokesradical 判grade 5freq #600

judgment, sign, seal

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ハン
  • バン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • わか.る
  • はん.する

Mnemonic

With a knife (刀) in one hand and a moonlit night (月) for clarity, I make the judgment to sign under the starry sky.

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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