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優勝決定戦 (ゆうしょうけっていせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

優ゆう勝しょう決けっ定てい戦せん

Meanings

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noun

championship deciding match; title decider

Used in sports contexts for a match that determines the overall winner of a tournament or league, often a final or playoff.

今こん夜やの優ゆう勝しょう決けっ定てい戦せんは全ぜん国こく放ほう送そうされる。
Tonight's championship deciding match will be broadcast nationwide.
両りょうチームは優ゆう勝しょう決けっ定てい戦せんで対たい戦せんする。
The two teams will face each other in the title decider.

Kanji

優tenderness, excel, surpass
勝victory, win, prevail
決decide, fix, agree upon
定

determine, fix, establish

戦war, battle, match

Similar words

決けっ勝しょう戦せん
決勝戦 is a general term for a final match, while 優勝決定戦 specifically emphasizes that the match decides the overall champion.
優ゆう勝しょう戦せん
優勝戦 is a shorter form with the same meaning, but 優勝決定戦 is more explicit and commonly used in formal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 優勝 (championship) + 決定 (decision) + 戦 (match).