判 means judgement
judgment, signature, stamp, seal
A knife cuts it in half: judge.
On'yomi
- ハンhan
- バンban
Kun'yomi
- わか(る)wakaru
How it's built
- 半
- 刂knife
Common words
- 判はんseal; stamp
- 判事はんじjudge; judiciary
- 判例はんれいjudicial precedent; leading case
- 判子はんこseal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp