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裁判官 (さいばんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

裁さい判ばん官かん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to a judicial officer who presides over court proceedings and renders legal judgments.

裁さい判ばん官かんは証しょう拠こを慎しん重ちょうに検けん討とうした。
The judge carefully examined the evidence.
彼かの女じょは裁さい判ばん官かんになるため

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She is studying law to become a judge.

Kanji

裁tailor, judge, decision
判judgement, judgment, signature
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Similar words

裁さい判ばん所しょ
裁判所 means 'court' (the institution or building), while 裁判官 refers specifically to the judge as a person.
判はん事じ
判事 is a more formal or official title for a judge, often used in legal contexts, whereas 裁判官 is the common, general term.

Etymology

Compound of 裁判 (trial, judgment) and 官 (official, government position). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.