• 批判ひはん — Criticism / Judgment
• 批評ひひょう — Review / Critique
• 批准ひじゅん — Ratification
• 批判的ひはんてき — Critical (in tone)

批 is a phono-semantic compound: it combines the hand radical 扌 (expressing action) with 比 (to compare). Originally, it suggested “judging with the hand” — a metaphor for evaluation.

Today, it's widely used in academic, media, and political contexts, particularly in words like 批判 (critique) and 批評 (review).

彼かれの意見いけんは 批判ひはんを 受うけた。
His opinion received criticism.

映画えいがの批評ひひょうを 読よみました。
I read the review of the movie.