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雌雄を決する

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ゆう
Grade: S
けつ > けっ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 一決雌雄 (yījuécíxióng), from the Shiji (史記).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɕijɯ̟ː o̞ ke̞sːɨɾɯ̟]

Verb

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()(ゆう)(けっ)する (shiyū o kessurusuru (stem ()(ゆう)(けっ) (shiyū o kesshi), past ()(ゆう)(けっ)した (shiyū o kesshita))

  1. to compete for superiority; to have a showdown

Conjugation

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