Memory phrase for the character: 判


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Meaning

stamp, judge, seal, size

Pronunciation

HAN, BAN

Explanation

Left: half 半 (A cake 二 with candles 丷 is cut by knife丨into half), right: knife 刂. (Think of a hanko (= name stamp): a wooden stick that is cut in half to create a face into which the name characters are carved.

Mnemonic


 
Cut in half and engraved with a knife to make: a stamp.

Radicals

halfThe cake 二 with two candles 丷 is cut 丨 into half.
cutVariation of sword 刀




 Vocabulary

ばん  Suffix for paper size
判子 はんこ  seal, stamp (used for signature)
評判 ひょうばん  fame, reputation, popularity
判事 はんじ  judge, judiciary
はん  size (of paper or books)
判定 はんてい  judgement, decision, award, verdict
判断 はんだん  judgement, decision, adjudication, conclusion
判決 はんけつ  judicial decision, judgement, sentence, decree
審判 しんぱん  refereeing, trial, judgement, referee

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