判断

• 読み: はんだん
• ローマ字: handan
• 漢字の分解: 判 (han) — judge, stamp; 断 (dan) — cut, decide
• 発音: /haɴ.daɴ/

意味

Judgment; decision. The act of forming an opinion or making a decision after careful consideration.

A noun that functions as a suru verb (判断する). Used for decisions requiring analysis and evaluation — in business, medicine, law, and daily life. Common compounds: 判断力 (judgment ability), 判断基準 (criteria for judgment), 判断ミス (error in judgment). More analytical than 決断 which emphasizes willpower and resolve.

例文

1. 状況を見て正しい判断をするのは難しい。
2. 医者の判断で手術をすることになった。
3. 自分で判断できないときは誰かに相談しよう。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, medicine, daily life

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 判 (han, judge/stamp) and 断 (dan, cut/decide). Together, 'cutting through to a judgment' — decisively evaluating a situation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal