JLPT N2

judge, cut, tailor

Item 110 of 481 | 12 strokes | Radical: 土 (earth), 戈 (spear), 衣 (clothing)

Readings

On'yomiサイ
Kun'yomiさば.く

Mnemonic

To TAILOR (裁) CLOTHING (衣), you CUT it. To JUDGE a person, you might use a SPEAR (戈).

Example Words

裁判 (さいばん) trial, judgment
裁く (さばく) to judge, to pass judgment
体裁 (ていさい) appearance, decency