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    3. 裁量

    裁量

    裁さい量りょう

    discretion

    KMT6News #10+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab24 strokes

    さいりょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    discretion, judgement, judgment

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    自じ分ぶんの裁さい量りょうで決きめてください。

    Please decide based on your own judgment.

    KMT5Core ConceptsDaily Life
    部ぶ長ちょうはこの件けんに関かんして多おおくの裁さい量りょうを持もっています。

    The manager has a lot of discretion in this matter.

    KMT6Work & Career
    従じゅう業ぎょう員いんには、業ぎょう務むを遂すい行こうする方ほう法ほうに関かんしてある程てい度どの裁さい量りょうが与あたえられています。

    Employees are given a certain degree of discretion in how they complete their tasks.

    KMT6Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    裁さい判ばん官かんの裁さい量りょうは量りょう刑けいにおいて重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたします。

    The judge's discretion plays a significant role in sentencing.

    KMT7Politics & LawWork & Career
    地ち方ほう自じ治ち体たいは国くにの政せい策さくを実じっ施しする上うえで一いっ定ていの裁さい量りょうを持もっています。

    Local governments have some discretion in implementing national policies.

    KMT7Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    裁
    た.つ・さば.く…(1)
    tailor・judge・decision・cut out (pattern)
    量
    はか.る…(2)
    quantity・measure・weight・amount・consider…(2)
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