The kanji 裁 primarily conveys the meaning of "to judge," "to decide," "to cut," or "to tailor." It implies a sense of making a determination, setting a standard, or shaping something. It's often related to making a decision about something, as well as the action of creating something through cutting, like in tailoring.

・On-yomi (音読み): さい (sai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): さば（く） (sabaku)

⚫︎裁判（さいばん） Translation: Trial, judgement ⚫︎裁縫（さいほう） Translation: Sewing, tailoring ⚫︎裁量（さいりょう） Translation: Discretion, judgement

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The kanji 裁 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is made up of the radical 衣（ころも、きぬ）, meaning "clothes," and the phonetic component 才（さい）, which is the phonetic and indicates sound. The original meaning of the character was likely related to cutting cloth or tailoring clothes. Over time, the meaning expanded to include making judgments or decisions, reflecting the process of determining a course of action like tailoring a garment to a specific pattern.