Vocabulary

What does 裁く (さばく, sabaku) mean?

裁く (さばく, sabaku) means to judge, to try (in court).

Quick facts
Readingさばく
Romajisabaku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
さばく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsabaku

to judge, to try (in court)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on)

Example sentences

  • Crimes are judged by law.

  • Judging others is not simple.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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