裁 Kanji – tailor
The Japanese kanji 裁 can mean tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern).
Meaning and Readings
How is 裁 read?
裁 has the onyomi reading サイ and the kunyomi readings たつ, さばく.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sai, tatsu, sabaku.
Common Japanese Words Using 裁
These common Japanese words contain 裁. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 決裁（けっさい） — sanction, approval, decision
- 最高裁（さいこうさい） — Supreme Court
- 裁く（さばく） — to judge, to try, to sit in judgement (on), to decide (on)
- 裁つ（たつ） — to cut (cloth)
- 裁決（さいけつ） — decision, ruling, judgement, judgment
- 裁判（さいばん） — trial, judgement, judgment
- 裁判官（さいばんかん） — judge
- 裁判所（さいばんしょ） — court, courthouse
- 裁縫（さいほう） — sewing, needlework
- 裁量（さいりょう） — discretion, judgement, judgment