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裁 た.つ、さば.く 裁判(さいばん): trial; judgement; judgment制裁(せいさい): restraint; sanctions; punishment独裁(どくさい): dictatorship; despotism体裁(ていさい): (1) (outward) appearance (2) (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style (3) appearances; decency; show; display (4) lip-service; insincere words; glib talk裁縫(さいほう): sewing裁く(さばく): to judge 6 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey戈: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)衣: garment; clothes; dressing 衣 6 (none) tailor The tailor worked hard after thanksgiving to alter garments so they´d fit people who´d eaten too much at their thanksgiving dinners.

Accepted Answer

サイ tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern) 1 297 12 145 ころも・ころもへん 形声 Phonetic The tailor was hard at work making sure all the pilgrims were dressed in their best garments for thanksgiving. 424

Kanji	裁
Onyomi	サイ
Kunyomi	た.つ、さば.く
English	tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
Examples	裁判(さいばん): trial; judgement; judgment 制裁(せいさい): restraint; sanctions; punishment 独裁(どくさい): dictatorship; despotism 体裁(ていさい): (1) (outward) appearance (2) (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style (3) appearances; decency; show; display (4) lip-service; insincere words; glib talk 裁縫(さいほう): sewing 裁く(さばく): to judge
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	297
Components	土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 戈: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) 衣: garment; clothes; dressing
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	衣
Radical Number	145
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	ころも・ころもへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	tailor
Koohii Story 1	The tailor was hard at work making sure all the pilgrims were dressed in their best garments for thanksgiving.
Koohii Story 2	The tailor worked hard after thanksgiving to alter garments so they´d fit people who´d eaten too much at their thanksgiving dinners.
RTK Index (new)	424

Tailor Hard Garments Thanksgiving 裁 サイ た.つ、さば.く Judge

Tailor Hard Garments Thanksgiving 裁サイた.つ、さば.く Judge