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KanjiN1Grade 6 · 小612 strokesRadical 衣#297 in newspapers

裁 · tailor, judge

裁 is a kanji meaning tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern). It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • サイsai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • たつtatsu
  • さばくsabaku

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 裁 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 裁
WordReadingMeaningLevel
裁判さいばんtrial, judgmentN3
裁くさばくto judgeN3
裁縫さいほうsewingN2
独裁どくさいdictatorship, despotismN1
制裁せいさいrestraint, sanctions, punishmentN1
体裁ていさいdecency, style, form, appearanceN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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