判 — judgement, signature, stamp

わかる判 judgement

U+5224 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #197 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1289 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

judgement
signature
stamp
seal

word

わか waka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

判(わか) る wakaru to understand

はん han On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

判(はん) 断(だん) handan judgment 批(ひ) 判(はん) hihan criticism 裁(さい) 判(ばん) saiban trial 判(はん) 決(けつ) hanketsu judgment 裁(さい) 判(ばん) 所(しょ) saibansho court 裁(さい) 判(ばん) 官(かん) saibankan judge 審(しん) 判(ぱん) shinpan referee 判(はん) 定(てい) hantei judgment 評(ひょう) 判(ばん) hyouban reputation 判(はん) 明(めい) hanmei becoming clear 判(はん) han seal

Stroke order

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