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協定 (きょうてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
agreement ; pact ; formal arrangement
A formal agreement or arrangement made between countries, organizations, companies, unions, or similar parties. Common collocations include 協定を結ぶ, 協定を締結する, and 協定する.
会かい
社しゃ
と
労ろう
働どう
組くみ
合あい
は
残ざん
業ぎょう
時じ
間かん
の
上じょう
限げん
に
つい
て
協きょう
定てい
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た
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The company and the labor union agreed on an upper limit for overtime hours.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Similar words 合ごう 意い A broader word for agreement or mutual consent; 協定 sounds more formal and often refers to a specific arrangement between institutions or groups.
条じょう 約やく A treaty, especially a formal international legal instrument; 協定 can also be international but is broader and may be less treaty-like.
契けい 約やく A contract with legally binding obligations, often between individuals or companies; 協定 emphasizes an agreed arrangement or pact between parties.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 協, associated with cooperation or coordination, and 定, associated with deciding or fixing. The spelling reflects the idea of deciding something jointly.
