noun
signature or written seal at the end of a document
Refers to a handwritten signature or a stylized mark (like a kaō) placed at the end of a document, especially in historical or formal contexts.
古文書の末尾には書き判が押されていた。
A written seal was affixed at the end of the old document.
この契約書には書き判が必要です。
This contract requires a handwritten signature.
Compound of 書き (kaki, 'writing') + 判 (han, 'seal' or 'stamp'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it refers to a handwritten mark or signature used in place of a physical seal.