• 裁判さいばん — trial / judgment
• 裁縫さいほう — sewing / needlework
• 裁断さいだん — cutting cloth / judgment
• 制裁せいさい — sanction / punishment
• 裁さばく — to judge / to handle (a case)
• 仲裁ちゅうさい — arbitration / mediation
• 裁量さいりょう — discretion / judgment
• 総裁そうさい — president / governor-general

裁 combines 衣 (clothing) with the phonetic element 𠬝 (サイ). Its earliest sense was cutting and tailoring cloth, but the concept of "cutting apart" extended metaphorically into passing judgment and making decisions. In modern Japanese, it bridges daily crafts like sewing with legal authority.

裁判所さいばんしょで 裁判さいばんが 始はじまった。
The trial has started at the courthouse.

母ははは 趣味しゅみで 裁縫さいほうをしている。
My mother does sewing as a hobby.