対決|たいけつtaiketsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconfrontation; showdown
    経営けいえい側がわと労働者ろうどうしゃ側がわとの対決たいけつがあるでしょう。↗
    There is going to be a show-down between management and labor.
Conjugation
Dictionary form対決する(たいけつする)
Polite (masu)対決します(たいけつします)
Negative (nai)対決しない(たいけつしない)
polite (masen)対決しません(たいけつしません)
classical zu / nu対決せず・対決せぬ(たいけつせず・たいけつせぬ)
Past (ta)対決した(たいけつした)
polite (mashita)対決しました(たいけつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)対決しなかった(たいけつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)対決しませんでした(たいけつしませんでした)
Te form対決して(たいけつして)
Potential対決できる(たいけつできる)
Passive対決される(たいけつされる)
Causative対決させる(たいけつさせる)
Causative passive対決させられる(たいけつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)対決すれば(たいけつすれば)
tara対決したら(たいけつしたら)
Volitional対決しよう(たいけつしよう)
polite (mashou)対決しましょう(たいけつしましょう)
Imperative対決しろ(たいけつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym対抗たいこうNeutralRivalry to beat an opponent, as in 「対抗意識」; stresses the refusal to lose rather than one decisive showdown.
  • Related対峙たいじNeutralFacing off or standing opposite each other, as in 「両軍が対峙する」; stresses holding a stalemate, while 「対決」 stresses deciding a winner.
  • Related対立たいりつNeutralTwo sides with opposing positions neither will yield on, as in 「意見が対立する」; stresses the clash of stances, not settling a winner.
  • Antonym協調きょうちょうNeutralCooperation and harmony between parties, as in 「国際協調」; the direct opposite of 「対決」.
  • Antonym和解わかいNeutralReconciliation or an amicable settlement, as in 「訴訟で和解する」; the opposite of 「対決」, which ends with a winner decided.

Use 「対決」 for a head-on clash that settles who wins, as in 「頂上対決」. For a standoff use 「対峙」, for opposing positions 「対立」, and for rivalry 「対抗」. The opposites are 「協調」 and 「和解」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 相対そうたいして是非ぜひや勝敗しょうはいなどを決けっすること。
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