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決勝 (けっしょう, kesshou) Japanese meaning: finals | Kotomora

決けっ勝しょう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

finals; championship match; deciding contest

Refers to the final match or round that determines the winner of a tournament or competition. Often used in sports, but also in other contests.

決けっ勝しょうで日本にほんチームが優ゆう勝しょうした。

The Japanese team won in the finals.

明日あしたの決けっ勝しょう戦せんはとても楽たのしみだ。

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's championship match.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が決けっ勝しょうに進すすむfor someone to advance to the finals
彼かの女じょは見み事ごとに決けっ勝しょうに進すすんだ。
She impressively advanced to the finals.
決けっ勝しょうで敗やぶれるto lose in the finals
去きょ年ねんのチャンピオンは決けっ勝しょうで敗やぶれた。
Last year's champion was defeated in the finals.
決けっ勝しょうを制せいするto win the finals
日本にほん代だい表ひょうが決けっ勝しょうを制せいし、優ゆう勝しょうを決きめた。
The Japanese national team won the finals and secured the championship.
決けっ勝しょうに出しゅつ場じょうするto compete in the finals
彼かれは初はじめて決けっ勝しょうに出しゅつ場じょうすることになった。
He was set to compete in the finals for the first time.

Kanji

決decide, fix, agree upon
勝victory, win, prevail

Related words

決けっ勝しょう戦せん
決勝戦 refers specifically to the final match itself, while 決勝 can also mean the final round or stage of a tournament more broadly.
ファイナル
決勝 is the standard Japanese word for a championship final, while ファイナル is a katakana loanword more common in event titles and casual sports talk.
決けっ戦せん
決勝 refers specifically to the final match or round of a tournament, whereas 決戦 emphasizes the dramatic, outcome-determining nature of a confrontation, even outside sports.

Opposites

予よ選せんN1
予選 is the preliminary round used to narrow down competitors, the opposite stage from 決勝, the final round.

Don't confuse with

準じゅん決けっ勝しょう
決勝 is the final match itself, while 準決勝 is the semifinal round played just before it, so learners often mix up which round each word names.
決けっ闘とう
決勝 means the final round of a tournament or competition, while 決闘 means a duel between two people; they share the kanji 決 but differ completely in meaning.
決けっ勝しょう点てん
決勝 refers to the final round or championship match itself, while 決勝点 is the specific goal or point that decides that match's outcome.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used when referring to the number of times a final/championship match is held or played; there isn’t a dedicated conventional counter for the noun itself.

Word family· 7

準じゅん決けっ勝しょう
semifinal
決けっ勝しょう戦せん
championship game; finals; deciding round
決けっ勝しょう点てん
winning point; winning goal; game point; finishing line
決けっ勝しょう線せん
finish line; goal line

Etymology

Compound of 決 (decide) and 勝 (win), literally 'deciding victory'. The reading けっしょう is a regular on'yomi combination.

同どう点てん決けっ勝しょう

play-off; tiebreaker

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写しゃ真しん判はん定てい決けっ勝しょう
photo finish
決けっ勝しょうトーナメント
knockout stage; final tournament bracket