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裁く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 裁く

Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #9659
1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

Examples
誰がこの事件を裁くのでしょうか。
Who is going to try this case?

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 297
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

tailor
judge
decision
cut out (pattern)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
た.つ
さば.く
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