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決断する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to making a firm, often important decision after consideration. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

決けつ断だんを下くだすto make a decision (formal, weighty)
社しゃ長ちょうは重じゅう要ような決けつ断だんを下くだした。
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
彼かれは難むずかしい決けつ断だんを迫せまられていた。
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
彼かの女じょは会かい社しゃを辞やめるという重じゅう大だいな決けつ断だんをした。
She made the major decision to quit her job.
決けつ断だんが遅おそいto be slow to decide
彼かれは決けつ断だんが遅おそくて、みんなを困こまらせる。
He's slow to make decisions, which troubles everyone.

決けっ定ていN3
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.
判はん断だんN3
判断 is 'judgment' or 'assessment' based on observation, while 決断 is the act of deciding with determination, often involving risk or commitment.
決けつ意いN2
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.
決けっ心しんN3
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.

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踏ふみ切きるN1
決断する is a neutral word for making a decision, while 踏み切る stresses finally overcoming hesitation to act.
断だん
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.
意い思し決けっ定てい
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.
思おもい切きりN3
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.
決きめるN4
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.
決けっする
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.

躊ちゅう躇ちょN1
決断 means making a firm decision or being decisive, the opposite of 躊躇, which is hesitating and failing to act.
迷まよいN3
決断 means a firm decision or resolution, the opposite of the wavering uncertainty expressed by 迷い.

Compound of 決 (decide, settle) and 断 (cut off, decide). The combination conveys cutting off hesitation and making a firm decision.