Sentence

"Sentence" in Japanese

センテンス

sentensu

(grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)

判決

hanketsu

((dated) decision or judgement of a court — see also judgment, verdict)

判決

hanketsu

(punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime — see also punishment)

宣告

senkoku

((dated) decision or judgement of a court — see also judgment, verdict)

bun

(grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)

文章

bunshō

(grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)

判決を下す

hanketsu o kudasu

(declare a sentence on a convicted person)

宣告する

senkoku suru

(declare a sentence on a convicted person)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.