裁量(さいりょう)

さいりょう
noun
discretion; authority; judgment
1. discretion; authority to decide
The power or freedom to make decisions based on one's own judgment.
この件(けん)は部長(ぶちょう)の裁量(さいりょう)に任(まか)せる。
I'll leave this matter to the department head's discretion.
現場(げんば)の裁量(さいりょう)で対応(たいおう)してください。
Please handle it at your discretion on site.
裁量(さいりょう)労働制(ろうどうせい)で働(はたら)いている。
I work under a discretionary labor system.

WORD FORMATION:
裁(さい) (judge, decide) + 量(りょう) (measure) → to measure and decide = discretion

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 裁量(さいりょう)に任(まか)せる - to leave to someone's discretion
  • 裁量(さいりょう)権(けん) - discretionary power
  • 裁量(さいりょう)労働制(ろうどうせい) - discretionary work system
  • 自(みずか)らの裁量(さいりょう)で - at one's own discretion

RELATED WORDS:

  • 判断(はんだん) - judgment
  • 決定(けってい)権(けん) - decision-making authority
  • 采配(さいはい) - direction, command

USAGE:
Common in business and legal contexts. Often discusses the scope of authority one has.

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Added 2026.1.19 12:28 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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