This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サイ、た.つ、さば.く
Romaji: sai, ta.tsu, saba.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  24
Frequency:  297
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  3-6-6
Korean Reading:  jae
Chinese Reading:  cai2
Unicode:  88c1
JIS:  3A5B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3299
Nelson Index: 788
New Nelson Index: 5454
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e6.9
Four Corner Index: 4375.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 872
Gakken Index: 498
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34258
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0211
Remembering the kanji Index: 397
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1727
Kodansha Compact Index: 1624
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 882
Kanji in Context Index: 1163
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2076
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2813
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 404
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 424
Essential Kanji Index: 1129
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4090
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1459
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 944

Words

(さい)
judge
裁判 (さいばん)
trial; judgement; judgment
地方裁判所 (ちほうさいばんしょ)
district court; local court
独裁 (どくさい)
dictatorship; despotism
最高裁 (さいこうさい)
Supreme Court
裁判所 (さいばんしょ)
court; courthouse
総裁 (そうさい)
president
裁判官 (さいばんかん)
judge
地裁 (ちさい)
district court
制裁 (せいさい)
restraint; sanctions; punishment
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