Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 判


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Meaning

stamp, judge, seal, size

Pronunciation

HAN, BAN

Explanation

Left: half (A cake with candles is cut by knifeinto half), right: knife . (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

half
cut(Variante of sword )
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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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