Word Meaning 判官

ぞう zou

判官 is read as ぞう (zou) and means judge.

Meaning

English

  1. judge
  2. magistrate
  3. 3rd grade official (ritsuryō system)
  4. assistant district officer
  5. inspector

Reading

Kana

ぞう

Romaji

zou

Writing Variants

  • 判官 じょう jou
  • 判官 はんがん hangan
  • 判官 ほうがん hougan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 923 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

判任官

はんにんかん

junior official

裁判官

さいばんかん

judge

最高裁裁判官

さいこうさいさいばんかん

justice of the Supreme Court

裁判所書記官

さいばんしょしょきかん

clerk of court

職業裁判官

しょくぎょうさいばんかん

professional judge

キャリア裁判官

きゃりあさいばんかん

professional judge

家庭裁判所調査官

かていさいばんしょちょうさかん

family court probation officer

審判官

しんぱんかん

administrative law judge

裁判官訴追委員会

さいばんかんそついいいんかい

Judge Indictment Committee

判決

はんけつ

judicial decision

判定

はんてい

judgement

判事

はんじ

judge

Example Sentences

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The judge condemned him to death.

The judge decided against the plaintiff.

The judge laughed in spite of himself.

The judge reversed the final decision.

Such a judge should retire from his job before retirement age.

The judge made no bones about his disgust with the accused's actions and handed down the severest sentence possible.