Kanji: 裁

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	衣(衤) Radical name: ころも (ころもへん）
Meaning:	Tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	裁判(さいばん)	trial, judgement
N2	裁縫(さいほう)	sewing
N1	裁(さば)く	to judge
N1	制裁(せいさい)	restraint, sanctions, punishment
N1	体裁(ていさい)	decency, style, form, appearance, show, get-up, format
N1	独裁(どくさい)	dictatorship, despotism