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裁決 (さいけつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
ruling ; formal decision ; judgment
A formal decision made by an authorized person or body, especially in a dispute, appeal, administrative procedure, or similar official matter. Used as a noun and as 裁決する; 裁決を下す is also a common collocation.
第だい 三さん 者しゃ 機き 関かん が その 紛ふん 争そう を 裁さい 決けつ し た 。
A third-party body ruled on the dispute.
Similar words 判はん 決けつ Usually refers specifically to a court judgment in a lawsuit, while 裁決 is broader and often used for administrative or quasi-judicial rulings.
決けっ 定てい A general word for a decision or determination; 裁決 is more formal and implies an authorized ruling on a disputed or procedural matter.
判はん 断だん Means judgment or assessment in a broad sense, including personal or practical judgment; 裁決 is an official decision with procedural authority.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 裁, associated with judging or settling, and 決, associated with deciding. This is a useful component-based explanation of the spelling, not a claim about the word's full historical origin.
