決する

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けつ > けっ
Grade: 3
kan'on

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(けっ)する (kessurusuru (stem (けっ) (kesshi), past (けっ)した (kesshita))

  1. to decide, to make a decision; to make up one's mind
  2. to breach (a dike); a dike breaks, causing water to flow out

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 決する”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) Paid subscription required[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)