Meaning

Primary

Trial

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

You're going to get judged times two. Judge and judge again. Once by the judge and another time by the jury. This is a whole trial here.

Reading

さいばん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You hopefully learned this on'yomi for with the word 評判, but here's a mnemonic to help you just in case:

After your ban (ばん) on the WaniKani forums, you now face trial before none other than Judge Koichi. He's going to decide whether your ban will be lifted or not. Good luck, there's a lot at stake.

Context

Context Sentences

できるだけ、裁判はしたくないんですよね。

I'd like to avoid a trial, if possible.

裁判の費用がいくらぐらいかかるか知っていますか?

Do you know how much the cost of a trial would be?

この貯金箱には小遣いからためた80ドルが入っているんだけど、裁判を起こすには到底足りないと思うんだよね。

This piggy bank contains the eighty dollars I’ve saved from my allowance, but I guess it is not close to enough to file a lawsuit.

Kanji Composition