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“To judge” in Japanese

Short answer
裁く sabaku さばく

To judge in Japanese is “裁く” (sabaku). Full meaning: to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try.

Other ways to say “To judge” in Japanese

律する rissuru to judge (on the basis of); to control, to discipline (oneself), to regulate 判ずる hanzuru to judge, to decide; to solve, to decipher, to puzzle out, to interpret; to divine, to guess, to make out 判じる hanjiru to judge, to decide; to solve, to decipher, to puzzle out, to interpret; to divine, to guess, to make out 断ずる danzuru to conclude, to decide, to determine; to judge 裁ける sabakeru to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try りっする rissuru to judge (on the basis of); to control, to discipline (oneself), to regulate 審く sabaku to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try 律す rissu to judge (on the basis of); to control, to discipline (oneself), to regulate 察する sassuru to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge; to sympathize with, to sympathise with 察す sassu to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge; to sympathize with, to sympathise with 断じる danjiru to conclude, to decide, to determine; to judge

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