解決|かいけつkaiketsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbsettlement; solution; resolution
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 解決する（かいけつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 解決します（かいけつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 解決しない（かいけつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 解決しません（かいけつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 解決せず・解決せぬ（かいけつせず・かいけつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 解決した（かいけつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 解決しました（かいけつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 解決しなかった（かいけつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 解決しませんでした（かいけつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 解決して（かいけつして） |
| Potential | 解決できる（かいけつできる） |
| Passive | 解決される（かいけつされる） |
| Causative | 解決させる（かいけつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 解決させられる（かいけつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 解決すれば（かいけつすれば） |
| tara | 解決したら（かいけつしたら） |
| Volitional | 解決しよう（かいけつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 解決しましょう（かいけつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 解決しろ（かいけつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym収まりおさまりNeutralThings settling down or coming to an end, as in 「収まりがつく」 or 「収まりが悪い」; can also mean something fitting in well. 「解決」 is about handling a problem properly.
- Synonym決着けっちゃくNeutralFocuses on a dispute or contest finally being settled, as in 「決着がつく」 or 「決着をつける」. 「解決」 stresses dealing with a problem to a satisfactory conclusion.
- Synonym始末しまつNeutralCleaning up or dealing with the aftermath, as in 「後始末」; also the course of events or a bad outcome. 「解決」 has no nuance of tidying up a mess.
- Synonym落着らくちゃくWrittenWritten/formal: a matter finally being settled, often as 「一件落着」; it stresses more than 「解決」 that things have reached a close, and is rarely used alone.
- Synonym処決しょけつWrittenWritten/formal: handling something decisively, or steeling oneself; rare in modern usage. For dealing with everyday problems, use 「解決」 or 「処理」.
- RelatedとくNeutralA verb: answering questions or untying knots and clearing up misunderstandings, as in 「問題を解く」. 「解決」 mostly takes real-world problems like disputes as its object.
- Related済ますすますNeutralA verb: getting a task done or over with, or making do, as in 「用事を済ます」 or 「昼はパンで済ます」. It carries no sense of solving a difficult problem.
- Related締めくくりしめくくりNeutralWrapping up or summing up an activity or piece of writing, as in 「会の締めくくり」. It is about how something ends, not about solving a problem.
- Related解き明かすときあかすWrittenA written/formal verb for clarifying a mystery or principle, as in 「謎を解き明かす」. The point is making things understood, while 「解決」 is about settling a matter.
- RelatedソリューションNeutralA loanword used mostly in business and IT for a solution or means of solving something, in both speech and writing. 「解決」 refers to the act of solving itself.
- Antonym未解決みかいけつNeutralA problem or case that remains unsolved to this day, as in 「未解決事件」 or 「未解決の課題」; the direct opposite of 「解決」.
- Antonym紛糾ふんきゅうWrittenWritten/formal: a matter becoming tangled and confused, with endless argument, as in 「会議が紛糾する」. The opposite of 「解決」 — a problem getting messier.
For a problem or matter being resolved, 「解決」 is the default. Use 「決着」 when a dispute or contest reaches a final settlement, 「始末」 for cleaning up afterwards, 「解く」 for answering questions, and 「ソリューション」 for business solutions.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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