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簡裁 (かんさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

簡かん裁さい

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Meanings

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summary court; court of summary offences

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 簡易裁判所. Used in legal and news contexts to refer to a lower court handling minor civil and criminal cases.

See also: 簡易裁判所

簡かん裁さいで民みん事じ調ちょう停ていが行

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A civil mediation was held at the summary court.

その事じ件けんは簡かん裁さいに送おくられた。

The case was sent to the summary court.

Usage patterns

〈事じ件けん〉を簡かん裁さいに訴うったえるto bring a case to summary court
少しょう額がくの借しゃっ金きんトラブルを簡かん裁さいに訴うったえた。
He filed a small debt dispute with the summary court.
簡かん裁さいで審しん理りするto be tried/heard at summary court
この事じ件けんは簡かん裁さいで審しん理りされることになった。
This case will be heard at the summary court.

Kanji

簡simplicity, brevity
裁tailor, judge, decision

Related words

簡かん易い裁さい判ばん所しょ
簡裁 is the common abbreviated form used in news and casual legal talk, while 簡易裁判所 is the full official name of the same court.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 簡易裁判所 (summary court), formed by taking the first kanji of 簡易 and 裁判所.