Vocabulary

What does 折衷 (せっちゅう, setchuu) mean?

折衷 (せっちゅう, setchuu) means compromise, eclecticism.

Quick facts
Readingせっちゅう
Romajisetchuu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せっちゅう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsetchuu

compromise, eclecticism

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive compromise; cross; blending

Example sentences

  • I live in a house that blends Japanese and Western styles.

  • They worked out a compromise between the two proposals and made a new plan.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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