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決定的

Reading

Kana: けっていてき
Romaji: ketteiteki
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Definition

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

Kanji

Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

(わたし)決定的(けっていてき)瞬間(しゅんかん)写真(しゃしん)()った。
➥I took a picture at the decisive moment.
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この仕事(しごと)にはコンピューターを(あつか)能力(のうりょく)決定的(けっていてき)重要(じゅうよう)です。
➥Ability to operate a computer is critical for this job.
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決定的(けっていてき)特徴(とくちょう)(しゅ)()(こと)なるということが(あら)たにわかってきたことである。
➥One finding to emerge was that critical features differ between species.
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日本(にっぽん)では女性(じょせい)雇用(こよう)機会(きかい)男性(だんせい)よりも決定的(けっていてき)(ひく)い。
➥In Japan, employment opportunities are significantly lower for women than they are for men.
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きっと無罪(むざい)になるだけの決定的(けっていてき)()(ふだ)(かく)()っているに(ちが)いない。
➥I'm sure he has something up his sleeve.
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