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zhì
    zhi4
chih
 masaru
    まさる

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Wisdom
(literary) wise; wisdom
(1) wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) jnana (higher knowledge); (given name) Masaru
jñāna 若那; 闍那 Knowledge; wisdom; defined as 於事理決斷也 decision or judgment as to phenomena or affairs and their principles, of things and their fundamental laws. There are numerous categories, up to 20, 48, and 77, v. 一智; 二智 and others. It is also used as a tr. of prajñā, cf. 智度.

判定

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pàn dìng
    pan4 ding4
p`an ting
    pan ting
 hantei / hante
    はんてい
to judge; to decide; judgment; determination
(noun, transitive verb) judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication; verdict; call

判決


判决

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pàn jué
    pan4 jue2
p`an chüeh
    pan chüeh
 hanketsu
    はんけつ
judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
(noun, transitive verb) judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

誤判


误判

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wù pàn
    wu4 pan4
wu p`an
    wu pan
 gohan
    ごはん
to misjudge; error of judgment; incorrect ruling; miscarriage of justice
(noun, transitive verb) misjudgement; misjudgment; erroneous judgement; miscarriage of justice

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pàn
    pan4
p`an
    pan
 han(p); ban
    はん(P); ばん
(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different); to judge; to decide; to grade; (of a judge) to sentence
(1) (はん only) seal; stamp; monogram signature; (2) (はん only) judgment; judgement; (n,n-suf) (3) (See 判型・1) size (of paper or books); (given name) Wakatsu
Divide, judge, decide.

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 dan
    だん
decision; judgment; resolution; (given name) Takeshi

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    wu4
wu
 mono(p); mon; mono
    もの(P); もん; モノ
(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
(1) thing; object; article; stuff; substance; (2) (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん) one's things; possessions; property; belongings; (3) things; something; anything; everything; nothing; (4) quality; (5) reason; the way of things; (6) (kana only) (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ) used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; (suffix noun) (7) (kana only) item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...; (suffix noun) (8) cause of ...; cause for ...; (prefix) (9) (もの only) (See 物寂しい・ものさびしい) somehow; somewhat; for some reason; (prefix) (10) (もの only) (See 物珍しい・ものめずらしい) really; truly; (surname) Mono
Thing, things in general, beings, living beings, matters; "substance," cf. 陀羅驃 dravya.

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héng
    heng2
heng
 mamoru
    まもる
to weigh; weight; measure
(1) (kana only) yoke; (2) (kana only) constraints; oppression; (given name) Mamoru
A cross-bar, crosswise; a balance; to weigh, balance, compare adjust, adjudge, judgment.

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cái
    cai2
ts`ai
    tsai
 sai
    さい
to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
(suffix noun) judge; (surname) Tachi


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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 mi
    み
to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
(n-suf,n) (1) looking; viewing; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb; irreg. imperative conj. of 見る) (See 見る・5) (please) try (to); (female given name) Miru
darśana, 捺喇捨曩; also dṛṣṭi; seeing, discerning, judgment, views, opinions; it is thinking, reasoning, discriminating, selecting truth, including the whole process of deducing conclusions from premises. It is commonly used in the sense of wrong or heterodox views or theories, i. e. 邪見 or 有見, especially such as viewing the seeming as real and the ego as real. There are groups of two, four, five, seven, ten and sixty-two kinds of 見.


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jié
    jie2
chieh
 sakizume
    さきづめ
to investigate; to restrain; to scold
(n,suf) (1) stuffing; packing; (2) end (esp. the foot of a bridge); (3) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (4) tea master; (5) endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); (6) (abbreviation) sweet eel sauce; (7) (archaism) middle-aged woman; (suffix noun) (8) appointment to a particular workplace; (9) using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); (10) continuing; keep doing for period of time; (surname) Sakizume
to reprove

こと

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 koto
    こと
(particle) (1) (particle always used at sentence-end) particle indicating a command; (particle) (2) (feminine speech) (often as ことね) particle indicating mild enthusiasm; (particle) (3) particle indicating a gentle interrogative; (particle) (4) (at sentence end as ことよ) particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion; (female given name) Koto

七華


七华

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qī huā
    qi1 hua1
ch`i hua
    chi hua
 hanaka
    はなか
(female given name) Hanaka
The seven flowers of enlightenmenmt, idem. 七善提分. Another versionispure in the commandments, in heart, in views, in doubt-discrimination, in judgment, in conduct, and in nirvana.

三思

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sān sī
    san1 si1
san ssu
 sanshi
    さんし
(n,vs,vi) deep reflection; (personal name) Mitsuji
All action and speech have three mental conditions— reflection, judgment, decision.

下る

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 sagaru
    さがる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south; (v5r,vi) (1) to descend; to go down; to come down; (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); (3) to pass (of time); (4) to surrender; to capitulate; (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; (6) to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (place-name) Sagaru

主旨

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zhǔ zhǐ
    zhu3 zhi3
chu chih
 shushi
    しゅし
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

作出

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zuò chū
    zuo4 chu1
tso ch`u
    tso chu
 sakushutsu
    さくしゅつ
to put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc); to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc); to draw (conclusion); to deliver (speech, judgment); to devise (explanation); to extract
(noun/participle) new creation; new invention; new production; new breed; (place-name) Tsukuride

先負

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 senbu; senpu; senmake; sakimake
    せんぶ; せんぷ; せんまけ; さきまけ
(See 六曜) day that is lucky in the morning and the evening but unlucky around noon (in the traditional calendar); day on which judgment and haste should be avoided (judgement)

処断

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 shodan
    しょだん
(noun/participle) (1) judgement; judgment; (noun/participle) (2) carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)

判断

see styles
 handan
    はんだん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication; (noun, transitive verb) (2) divination; (3) {math} judgement

判斷


判断

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pàn duàn
    pan4 duan4
p`an tuan
    pan tuan
 handan
to judge; to determine; judgment
to decide

十心

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shí xīn
    shi2 xin1
shih hsin
 jisshin
The ten kinds of heart or mind; there are three groups. One is from the 止觀 4, minds ignorant and dark; affected by evil companions; not following the good; doing evil in thought, word, deed; spreading evil abroad; unceasingly wicked; secret sin; open crime; utterly shameless; denying cause and effect (retribution)―all such must remain in the flow 流 of reincarnation. The second group (from the same book) is the 逆流 the mind striving against the stream of perpetual reincarnation; it shows itself in devout faith, shame (for sin), fear (of wrong-doing), repentance and confession, reform, bodhi (i.e. the bodhisattva mind), doing good, maintaining the right law, thinking on all the Buddhas, meditation on the void (or, the unreality of sin). The third is the 眞言 group from the 大日經疏 3; the "seed" heart (i.e. the original good desire), the sprout (under Buddhist religious influence), the bud, leaf, flower, fruit, its serviceableness; the child-heart, the discriminating heart, the heart of settled judgment (or resolve).

十眼

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shí yǎn
    shi2 yan3
shih yen
 jūgen
The ten kinds of eyes: (1) 肉眼 eyes of flesh; (2) 天眼 deva eyes; (3) 慧眼 wisdom eyes; (4) 法眼 dharma eyes; (5) 佛眼 Buddha eyes; (6) 智眼 eyes of judgment; (7) 光明眼 eyes shining with Buddha-light; (8) 出生死眼 immortal eyes; (9) 無碍眼 unhindered eyes; (10) 一切智眼 omniscient eyes.

卓識


卓识

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zhuó shí
    zhuo2 shi2
cho shih
 takushiki
    たくしき
superior judgment; sagacity
clearsightedness; penetration; farsightedness; excellent idea

即断

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 sokudan
    そくだん
(noun, transitive verb) prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment

即決

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 sokketsu
    そっけつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; snap decision; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {law} summary judgment; summary judgement

合議


合议

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hé yì
    he2 yi4
ho i
 gougi / gogi
    ごうぎ
to discuss together; to try to reach a common judgment; panel discussion
(n,vs,vt,vi) consultation; conference; discussion; counsel

報審


报审

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bào shěn
    bao4 shen3
pao shen
to report for judgment; to submit for approval

定案

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dìng àn
    ding4 an4
ting an
to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment

審判


审判

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shěn pàn
    shen3 pan4
shen p`an
    shen pan
 shinpan(p); shinban
    しんぱん(P); しんばん
a trial; to try sb
(noun, transitive verb) (1) judgement; judgment; decision; verdict; sentence; (noun, transitive verb) (2) refereeing; umpiring; judging; (noun, transitive verb) (3) {Christn} judgement (of God); (4) referee; umpire; judge

審度


审度

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shěn duó
    shen3 duo2
shen to
to observe and form a judgment

審決


审决

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shěn jué
    shen3 jue2
shen chüeh
 shinketsu
    しんけつ
(noun, transitive verb) {law} trial decision; decision by a court; judgment from a trial
to decide

寶決


宝决

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bǎo jué
    bao3 jue2
pao chüeh
 hōketsu
a precious judgment

成敗


成败

see styles
chéng bài
    cheng2 bai4
ch`eng pai
    cheng pai
 seibai / sebai
    せいばい
success or failure
(noun, transitive verb) punishment; judgement; judgment
success and failure

所量

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suǒ liáng
    suo3 liang2
so liang
 sho ryō
That which is estimated; the content of reasoning, or judgment.

批判

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pī pàn
    pi1 pan4
p`i p`an
    pi pan
 hihan
    ひはん
to criticize; critique; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun, transitive verb) criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

推定

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tuī dìng
    tui1 ding4
t`ui ting
    tui ting
 suitei / suite
    すいてい
to infer; to consider and come to a judgment; to elect
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) (1) presumption; assumption; (n,vs,vt,adj-no) (2) estimation

改判

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gǎi pàn
    gai3 pan4
kai p`an
    kai pan
(law) to amend a judgment; to commute; (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score

断罪

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 danzai
    だんざい
(n,vs,vi) (1) judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; (2) (dated) beheading; decapitation

斷定


断定

see styles
duàn dìng
    duan4 ding4
tuan ting
to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
See: 断定

斷獄


断狱

see styles
duàn yù
    duan4 yu4
tuan yü
to pass judgment on a legal case

斷語


断语

see styles
duàn yǔ
    duan4 yu3
tuan yü
conclusion; judgment; verdict

明断

see styles
 meidan / medan
    めいだん
(noun, transitive verb) clear or definite judgement (judgment)

明達


明达

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míng dá
    ming2 da2
ming ta
 meitatsu / metatsu
    めいたつ
reasonable; of good judgment
(noun or adjectival noun) wisdom; (given name) Myōtatsu
Enlightenment 明in the case of the saint includes knowledge of future incarnations of self others, of the past incarnation of self and others, and that the present incarnation will end illusion. In the case of the Buddha such knowledge is called 達 thorough or perfect enlightenment.

物心

see styles
 monogokoro
    ものごころ
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

独断

see styles
 dokudan
    どくだん
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; (2) dogmatism

監査

see styles
 kansa
    かんさ
(noun/participle) inspection; audit; judgement; judgment

眼鏡


眼镜

see styles
yǎn jìng
    yan3 jing4
yen ching
 megane(gikun)(p); gankyou; megane(p) / megane(gikun)(p); gankyo; megane(p)
    めがね(gikun)(P); がんきょう; メガネ(P)
spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4]
(1) (kana only) glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; (2) (めがね, メガネ only) (kana only) judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight; (place-name) Megane

破棄

see styles
 haki
    はき
(noun/participle) tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal

破毀

see styles
 haki
    はき
(noun/participle) tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal

聽候


听候

see styles
tīng hòu
    ting1 hou4
t`ing hou
    ting hou
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)

聽斷


听断

see styles
tīng duàn
    ting1 duan4
t`ing tuan
    ting tuan
to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court); to hear and decide

裁き

see styles
 sabaki
    さばき
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

裁判

see styles
cái pàn
    cai2 pan4
ts`ai p`an
    tsai pan
 saiban
    さいばん
(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire; referee; judge
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) trial; judgement; judgment

裁断

see styles
 saidan
    さいだん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (2) judgement; judgment; decision

裁決


裁决

see styles
cái jué
    cai2 jue2
ts`ai chüeh
    tsai chüeh
 saiketsu
    さいけつ
ruling; adjudication
(noun, transitive verb) decision; ruling; judgement; judgment

裁量

see styles
 sairyou / sairyo
    さいりょう
(noun, transitive verb) discretion; judgement; judgment

褒貶


褒贬

see styles
bāo biǎn
    bao1 bian3
pao pien
 houhen / hohen
    ほうへん
to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; praise and censure; appraisal
(noun, transitive verb) praise and censure; criticism

評定


评定

see styles
píng dìng
    ping2 ding4
p`ing ting
    ping ting
 hyoutei / hyote
    ひょうてい
to evaluate; to make one's judgment
(noun, transitive verb) assessment; rating; grade; evaluation

詰め

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 zume
    づめ
    tsume
    つめ
(n,suf) (1) stuffing; packing; (2) end (esp. the foot of a bridge); (3) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (4) tea master; (5) endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); (6) (abbreviation) sweet eel sauce; (7) (archaism) middle-aged woman; (suffix noun) (8) appointment to a particular workplace; (9) using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); (10) continuing; keep doing for period of time

読み

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 yomi
    よみ
(1) reading; (2) (also written 訓み) (See 訓・くん・1) reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); (3) reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment; interpretation; prediction; calculation

論定


论定

see styles
lùn dìng
    lun4 ding4
lun ting
 rontei / ronte
    ろんてい
to make a definitive judgment; to come to a firm conclusion
(noun/participle) discussing and deciding

論斷


论断

see styles
lùn duàn
    lun4 duan4
lun tuan
to infer; to judge; inference; judgment; conclusion

走眼

see styles
zǒu yǎn
    zou3 yan3
tsou yen
a mistake; an oversight; an error of judgment

起來


起来

see styles
qi lai
    qi5 lai5
ch`i lai
    chi lai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]

遵從


遵从

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zūn cóng
    zun1 cong2
tsun ts`ung
    tsun tsung
to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors)

重審


重审

see styles
chóng shěn
    chong2 shen3
ch`ung shen
    chung shen
to reinvestigate; to investigate and reconsider a judgment

鑑別


鉴别

see styles
jiàn bié
    jian4 bie2
chien pieh
 kanbetsu
    かんべつ
to differentiate; to distinguish
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting

鑑定


鉴定

see styles
jiàn dìng
    jian4 ding4
chien ting
 kantei / kante
    かんてい
to appraise; to identify; to evaluate
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

鑑査

see styles
 kansa
    かんさ
(noun/participle) inspection; audit; judgement; judgment

鑑識


鉴识

see styles
jiàn shí
    jian4 shi2
chien shih
 kanshiki
    かんしき
to identify; to detect
(noun/participle) (1) judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having eye for; (2) forensics; crime lab

鑒識

see styles
 kanshiki
    かんしき
(noun/participle) (1) judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having eye for; (2) forensics; crime lab

顯除

see styles
xiǎn chú
    xian3 chu2
hsien ch`u
    hsien chu
to clear perception, examination, judgment

お眼鏡

see styles
 omegane
    おめがね
(your) judgment; discernment

七七齋


七七斋

see styles
qī qī zhāi
    qi1 qi1 zhai1
ch`i ch`i chai
    chi chi chai
 shichishichi sai
Masses for the dead on every seventh day for seven times. During this period the deceased is in the antarābhava or intermediate state, known as 中有 and 中陰; at the end of forty-nine days, judgment having been made, he enters upon his next state. By observing the proper rites, his family may aid him in overcoming his perils and attaining to a happy destiny.

不見識

see styles
 fukenshiki
    ふけんしき
(noun or adjectival noun) thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd; undignified; compromising; disgraceful

主心骨

see styles
zhǔ xīn gǔ
    zhu3 xin1 gu3
chu hsin ku
backbone; mainstay; pillar; definite view; one's own judgment

人相學


人相学

see styles
rén xiàng xué
    ren2 xiang4 xue2
jen hsiang hsüeh
physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)
See: 人相学

六種住


六种住

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liù zhǒng zhù
    liu4 zhong3 zhu4
liu chung chu
 rokushu jū
The six Bodhisattva-stages in the Bodhisattva-bhumi sutra 菩薩地持經 are: (1) 種性住 the attainment of the Buddha-seed nature in the 十住; (2) 解行住 of discernment and practice in the 十行 and 十廻向; (3) 淨心住 of purity by attaining reality in the 初地見道; (4) 行道迹住 of progress in riddance of incorrect thinking, in the 二地 to the 七地; (5) 決定住 of powers of correct decision and judgment in the eighth and ninth 地; (6) 究竟住 of the perfect Bodhisattva stage in the tenth 地 and the 等覺位, but not including the 妙覺位 which is the Buddha-stage.

冥府殿

see styles
míng fǔ diàn
    ming2 fu3 dian4
ming fu tien
 myōfu den
hall of judgment

判断力

see styles
 handanryoku
    はんだんりょく
judgment; judgement; discernment

判斷力


判断力

see styles
pàn duàn lì
    pan4 duan4 li4
p`an tuan li
    pan tuan li
ability to judge; judgment
See: 判断力

判決文

see styles
 hanketsubun
    はんけつぶん
judgment paper; judgement paper

原判決

see styles
 genhanketsu
    げんはんけつ
{law} original judgement; judgment in prior instance

原裁判

see styles
 gensaiban
    げんさいばん
original judgment; original judgement

子供心

see styles
 kodomogokoro
    こどもごころ
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

宣告書

see styles
 senkokusho
    せんこくしょ
(written) judgement or verdict (judgment)

審判席


审判席

see styles
shěn pàn xí
    shen3 pan4 xi2
shen p`an hsi
    shen pan hsi
judgment seat

審判欄


审判栏

see styles
shěn pàn lán
    shen3 pan4 lan2
shen p`an lan
    shen pan lan
judgment bar

御眼鏡

see styles
 omegane
    おめがね
(your) judgment; discernment

恋の闇

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 koinoyami
    こいのやみ
(exp,n) losing one's reason due to love; lack of judgment due to love

毘怛迦


毗怛迦

see styles
pí dá jiā
    pi2 da2 jia1
p`i ta chia
    pi ta chia
 bitanka
vitarka, 'initial attention, 'cognition in initial application,' 'judgment,' Keith; intp. as 尋 search or inquiry, and contrasted with 伺 spying out, careful examination; also as 計度 conjecture, supposition. Cf. 毘遮羅 vicāra.

目利き

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 mekiki
    めきき
judgement; judgment; connoisseur

目違い

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 mechigai
    めちがい
error in judgment; error in judgement

看走眼

see styles
kàn zǒu yǎn
    kan4 zou3 yan3
k`an tsou yen
    kan tsou yen
to make an error of judgment; to be taken in

裁判所

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cái pàn suǒ
    cai2 pan4 suo3
ts`ai p`an so
    tsai pan so
 saibansho
    さいばんしょ
place of judgment; law court
court; courthouse

言渡し

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 iiwatashi / iwatashi
    いいわたし
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command

計らい

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 hakarai
    はからい
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

預かる

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 azukaru
    あずかる
(transitive verb) (1) to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody; (transitive verb) (2) to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with; (transitive verb) (3) to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided; (transitive verb) (4) to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself

ついつい

see styles
 tsuitsui
    ついつい
(adverb) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See つい・3) unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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