JLPT N3 · Courts & crime
裁判所
さいばんしょ
court
Stroke order of 裁判所
3 characters, 27 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
裁 · 12 strokes判 · 7 strokes所 · 8 strokes
Memory trick
The 裁 cut of a garment's cloth becomes a ruling, 判 splits right from wrong, and 所 is the place where it happens.
Parts: 裁 judge/cut + 判 decide + 所 place
The characters in 裁判所
- 所 ところ — place (8 strokes)
Example sentence
裁判所で話を聞きます。
さいばんしょではなしをききます。
I listen to the case at the court.