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    3. 裁く

    裁く

    裁さばく​

    to judge

    N1KMT7CoreVerb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab13 strokes

    さばく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to judge, to try, to sit in judgement (on), to decide (on)

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    裁さい判ばん官かんが事じ件けんを裁さばく。

    The judge tries the case.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの行こう動どうを自じ分ぶんで裁さばくべきだ。

    He should judge his own actions.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    法ほう律りつに基もとづいて公こう正せいに裁さばかれるべきだ。

    One should be judged fairly based on the law.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    神かみのみが人にん間げんを裁さばくことができる。

    Only God can judge humans.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyPolitics & Law
    歴れき史しが彼かれの功こう績せきを裁さばくだろう。

    History will judge his achievements.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    裁
    た.つ・さば.く…(1)
    tailor・judge・decision・cut out (pattern)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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