Japanese word

決

Pronunciation

Romajiketsu

Meaning

  • nounvote

Example

この案について決を採ります。ko no an ni tsu i te ketsu o to ri ma su

We will take a vote on this plan.

Illustration for 決 (vote)

More examples

会議では、その問題が決に付されます。kai gi de wa so no mon dai ga ketsu ni fu sa re ma su

That issue will be put to a vote.

Core concept

Describes a group reaching a settled outcome through its members' stated choices.

Common phrases

  • 決を採るketsu o to ru

    take a vote

Similar words

採決saiketsu: A formal procedure for deciding a proposal by taking a vote.
投票tōhyō: The act of expressing a choice by casting a vote.
表決hyōketsu: A formal vote that decides an issue by counting members' stated choices.

Definition in Japanese

議案について賛否を問い、全体の意見によって可否を決めるための投票。gi an ni tsu i te san pi o to i zen tai no i ken ni yo tte ka hi o ki me ru ta me no tō hyō

Word origin

決 (ketsu, "decision") is the Sino-Japanese noun use of the kanji 決, whose basic sense is "to decide" or "to settle"; in formal Japanese, it denotes settling an issue by a vote.

Usage tips

  • The formal phrase 決を採る (ketsu o toru) refers to taking a vote to settle a proposal, rather than simply asking for individual opinions.

Other meanings

  • decisionnoun

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