裁く|さばくsabaku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 裁く（さばく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 裁きます（さばきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 裁かない（さばかない） |
| polite (masen) | 裁きません（さばきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 裁かず・裁かぬ（さばかず・さばかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 裁いた（さばいた） |
| polite (mashita) | 裁きました（さばきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 裁かなかった（さばかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 裁きませんでした（さばきませんでした） |
| Te form | 裁いて（さばいて） |
| Potential | 裁ける（さばける） |
| Passive | 裁かれる（さばかれる） |
| Causative | 裁かせる（さばかせる） |
| Causative passive | 裁かせられる・裁かされる（さばかせられる・さばかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 裁けば（さばけば） |
| tara | 裁いたら（さばいたら） |
| Volitional | 裁こう（さばこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 裁きましょう（さばきましょう） |
| Imperative | 裁け（さばけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymジャッジNeutralLoanword for refereeing matches and judging contests; 「裁く」 is about trials and verdicts in court.
- Synonym判断はんだんNeutralThe most general noun for judgement; 「裁く」 is a verb centred on trials and deciding right from wrong.
- Synonym審判しんぱんNeutralCovers refereeing, court trials and even the Last Judgement; unlike the verb 「裁く」 it is a noun.
- Synonym裁定さいていWrittenFor arbitration and administrative rulings; 「裁く」 centres on judgement in court.
- Synonym判じるはんじるWrittenWritten word for judging, puzzling out riddles, or divination; 「裁く」 centres on trials and verdicts in court.
- Synonym判ずるはんずるWrittenWritten variant of 「判じる」 for judging and inferring; 「裁く」 centres on courtroom judgement.
- Related審理しんりWrittenLegal term for hearing and examining a case; 「裁く」 stresses handing down the verdict.
- Related判定はんていNeutralFor match rulings and test determinations; 「裁く」 is about trials and deciding guilt or right and wrong.
- Related裁決さいけつWrittenWritten word for administrative rulings; 「裁く」 centres on courtroom judgement.
- Related裁断さいだんNeutralMeans cutting cloth, and by extension a decision or decisiveness; 「裁く」 is about trials.
- Antonym許すゆるすNeutralMeans to forgive or permit; it contrasts with 「裁く」 only in letting an offence pass rather than calling it to account.
Use 「裁く」 for trials and deciding right and wrong, as in 「法で裁く」. For general judgement pick 「判断」; for refereeing, 「審判」 or 「ジャッジ」; for hearing a case, 「審理」; for forgiving or letting an offence pass, 「許す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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