判

音読おんよみ: ハン・バン

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 7 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 刂(りっとう)

Meaning

Judge / Decision / Seal / Stamp

  • 判断はんだん — judgment / decision
  • 評判ひょうばん — reputation / review
  • 判決はんけつ — (court) decision
  • 判子はんこ — personal seal / stamp
  • 裁判さいばん — trial / court hearing
  • 判定はんてい — ruling / call (judgment)

The kanji 判 is a 会意形声 (semantic-phonetic) character combining 刀 (knife) and 半 (half), evoking the act of “cutting in two” — i.e., distinguishing or deciding. It later extended to legal judgments and to stamps/seals that certify decisions.

先生せんせいただしいと 判断はんだんしました。
The teacher judged it to be correct.

書類しょるい判子はんこしてください。
Please stamp the document with your seal.

断
Creates
判断はんだん — judgment / decision
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