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決着 (けっちゃく, ketchaku) Japanese meaning: settlement | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 決着する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 決けっ 着ちゃく する 決けっ 着ちゃく しない Polite 決けっ 着ちゃく します 決けっ 着ちゃく しません Past polite 決けっ 着ちゃく しました 決けっ 着ちゃく しませんでした Past 決けっ 着ちゃく した 決けっ 着ちゃく しなかった Te-form 決けっ 着ちゃく して 決けっ 着ちゃく しないで Desire 決けっ 着ちゃく したい 決けっ 着ちゃく したくない Potential 決けっ 着ちゃく できる 決けっ 着ちゃく できない Passive 決けっ 着ちゃく される 決けっ 着ちゃく されない Causative 決けっ 着ちゃく させる 決けっ 着ちゃく させない Causative passive 決けっ 着ちゃく させられる 決けっ 着ちゃく させられない Volitional 決けっ 着ちゃく しよう Polite volitional 決けっ 着ちゃく しましょう Imperative 決けっ 着ちゃく しろ 決けっ 着ちゃく するな Conditional 決けっ 着ちゃく すれば 決けっ 着ちゃく しなければ Tara conditional 決けっ 着ちゃく したら 決けっ 着ちゃく しなかったら
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い
議ぎ
論ろん
の
末すえ
、
ようやく
問もん
題だい
に
決けっ
着ちゃく
が
つい
た
。
After a long discussion, the issue was finally settled.
We need to bring this matter to a conclusion by next week.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 決けっ 着ちゃく をつける to put an end to/settle a matter
The two finally settled their dispute.
〈 事こと 〉 の 決けっ 着ちゃく がつく for a matter to be settled/resolved
The long-running lawsuit was finally settled.
〈 手しゅ 段だん 〉 で 決けっ 着ちゃく をつける to settle a matter by means of X
The two settled things through discussion.
Expressions 決けっ 着ちゃく がつく be settled; be resolved; come to a conclusion Related words· 9 解決 is the general word for solving a problem, while 決着 emphasizes reaching a final, often hard-won settlement of a dispute.
落着 and 決着 both mean a matter being settled, but 落着 sounds slightly more literary and is often seen in the set phrase 一件落着.
妥結 specifically means reaching a compromise agreement in negotiations, while 決着 is broader and can apply to any dispute or process reaching an end.
終結 simply means an event or state coming to an end, whereas 決着 implies a deliberate, decisive resolution reached through human effort.
Show 5 more 決着 focuses on a dispute or matter being settled, while 着地 (figurative sense) emphasizes a discussion or plan finally reaching a stable conclusion.
決着 specifically means the final settlement of a dispute or contest, while まとまり describes the broader process or state of things coming together to a conclusion.
決着 emphasizes a matter being definitively decided or concluded, whereas 収まり often implies a calmer, more gradual settling.
決着 means a settlement or resolution of a dispute, whereas 終止符 emphasizes the definitive closing of something, often used with 打つ.
Don't confuse with 到着 shares the kanji 着 with 決着 but means 'arrival', not 'settlement of a dispute'.
執着 ends in the same ちゃく sound as 決着 but means 'attachment' or 'obsession', a very different concept from reaching a resolution.
Written forms 決けっ 着ちゃく Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and everyday contexts.
結けっ 着ちゃく Usage 6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize it but use 決着.
Etymology Compound of 決 (decide) and 着 (arrive/attach), literally 'decision arrived at'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with reaching a final resolution.
決着 means a definite conclusion or settlement of a matter, whereas 埒 is used almost only in 埒が明かない to say that no such settlement has been reached.
