裁断|さいだんsaidan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcutting (cloth, paper, etc.)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbjudgement; judgment; decision
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 裁断する（さいだんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 裁断します（さいだんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 裁断しない（さいだんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 裁断しません（さいだんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 裁断せず・裁断せぬ（さいだんせず・さいだんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 裁断した（さいだんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 裁断しました（さいだんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 裁断しなかった（さいだんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 裁断しませんでした（さいだんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 裁断して（さいだんして） |
| Potential | 裁断できる（さいだんできる） |
| Passive | 裁断される（さいだんされる） |
| Causative | 裁断させる（さいだんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 裁断させられる（さいだんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 裁断すれば（さいだんすれば） |
| tara | 裁断したら（さいだんしたら） |
| Volitional | 裁断しよう（さいだんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 裁断しましょう（さいだんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 裁断しろ（さいだんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym裁きさばきNeutralNeutral noun for a trial or judgement, with an old-fashioned air, as in 「法の裁き」; 「裁断」 stresses making a decision.
- Related裁決さいけつWrittenWritten legal term for a ruling an administrative body makes on a dispute; unlike 「裁断」, it never refers to cutting cloth or paper.
- Related判定はんていNeutralNeutral word for deciding a win, pass or fail against a rule, as in sports calls; 「裁断」 suggests a decision handed down by someone in charge.
- Related裁定さいていWrittenWritten word for adjudicating what is right or wrong; in finance it also means arbitrage. 「裁断」 centers on a decisive judgement and can mean cutting cloth.
- Related裁くさばくNeutralNeutral verb meaning to judge or try a case, to settle a dispute; 「裁断」 is a noun and also covers cutting cloth or paper.
- Related決議けつぎFormalFormal word for a resolution passed by vote at a meeting; 「裁断」 is the decision of an individual or a superior.
- Related決定けっていNeutralThe most general word for deciding something; 「裁断」 adds the nuance of a judgement made from a position of authority.
- Related結論けつろんNeutralNeutral word for the conclusion reached after discussion or argument; 「裁断」 refers to the act of judging and deciding itself.
- Related鑑定かんていWrittenWritten word for an expert appraisal of an item's value or authenticity; 「裁断」 is a judgement on what is right.
- RelatedジャッジCasualColloquial loanword for a referee's call or judgement, mostly in sports; 「裁断」 is the more written choice.
- Related判決はんけつFormalFormal word for a judgement handed down by a court; 「裁断」 is a general decision and can also mean cutting cloth.
- Related判じるはんじるWrittenWritten verb for judging or working out a riddle; rare in use. 「裁断」 stresses making a decisive call.
- RelatedジャッジメントWrittenLoanword for judgement or evaluation; 「裁断」 is a Sino-Japanese word that can also mean cutting cloth or paper.
For an ordinary decision use 「決定」; for a call on a win or pass use 「判定」; for a court ruling use 「判決」. 「裁断」 is a decision made by someone in authority, as in 「首相の裁断」, and also means cutting cloth or paper.
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