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決断 (けつだん, ketsudan) Japanese meaning: decision | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 決断する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 決けつ 断だん する 決けつ 断だん しない Polite 決けつ 断だん します 決けつ 断だん しません Past polite 決けつ 断だん しました 決けつ 断だん しませんでした Past 決けつ 断だん した 決けつ 断だん しなかった Te-form 決けつ 断だん して 決けつ 断だん しないで Desire 決けつ 断だん したい 決けつ 断だん したくない Potential 決けつ 断だん できる 決けつ 断だん できない Passive 決けつ 断だん される 決けつ 断だん されない Causative 決けつ 断だん させる 決けつ 断だん させない Causative passive 決けつ 断だん させられる 決けつ 断だん させられない Volitional 決けつ 断だん しよう Polite volitional 決けつ 断だん しましょう Imperative 決けつ 断だん しろ 決けつ 断だん するな Conditional 決けつ 断だん すれば 決けつ 断だん しなければ Tara conditional 決けつ 断だん したら 決けつ 断だん しなかったら
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りゅう
学がく
する
決けつ
断だん
を
し
た
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He made the decision to study abroad.
Management is being pressed for an early decision.
Usage patterns 決けつ 断だん を 下くだ す to make a decision (formal, weighty)
The president made an important decision.
決けつ 断だん を 迫せま られる to be pressed/forced to make a decision
He was being pressed to make a difficult decision.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 重じゅう 大だい な 決けつ 断だん をする for someone to make a major decision
決けつ 断だん が 遅おそ い to be slow to decide
He's slow to make decisions, which troubles everyone.
Kanji 断 severance, decline, refuse Related words· 10 決定 is a more general 'decision' or 'settlement', often used for official or procedural outcomes, while 決断 emphasizes personal resolve and the act of making a tough choice.
判断 is 'judgment' or 'assessment' based on observation, while 決断 is the act of deciding with determination, often involving risk or commitment.
決意 focuses on the inner resolve or firm intention one forms, while 決断 emphasizes the concrete act of deciding on a course of action, often under pressure.
決心 is a personal, everyday word for making up one's mind, whereas 決断 sounds weightier and is used for important or difficult decisions.
Show 6 more 決断する is a neutral word for making a decision, while 踏み切る stresses finally overcoming hesitation to act.
決断 is the common word for making a firm, resolute decision, while 断 is a shorter, more formal/literary term for a judgment or decision, mostly seen in set phrases.
決断 stresses a personal, often difficult resolve to act, while 意思決定 is the neutral, process-oriented term for making a decision, especially in business or organizations.
Opposites 決断 means making a firm decision or being decisive, the opposite of 躊躇, which is hesitating and failing to act.
決断 means a firm decision or resolution, the opposite of the wavering uncertainty expressed by 迷い.
Etymology Compound of 決 (decide, settle) and 断 (cut off, decide). The combination conveys cutting off hesitation and making a firm decision.
She made the major decision to quit her job.
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決断 is the formal noun for 'making a decision', while 思い切り (as a noun) emphasizes the inner resolve or boldness behind that decision.
決断する emphasizes making a firm, resolute decision often after deliberation, while 決める is neutral and can describe even trivial choices.
決断する emphasizes the act of making a bold or difficult decision, whereas 決する is broader and can describe any matter being settled, including by others or by events.
