Vocabulary

What does 決断 (けつだん, ketsudan) mean?

決断 (けつだん, ketsudan) means decisiveness, resolute decision.

Quick facts
Readingけつだん
Romajiketsudan
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
けつだん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonketsudan

decisiveness, resolute decision

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive decision; determination

Example sentences

  • Making decisions without hesitation is important.

  • He made a major decision alone.

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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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