否決

See also: 否决

Chinese

clogged; evil; to negate
clogged; evil; to negate; to deny; not
 
breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine
trad. (否決)
simp. (否决)

Pronunciation


Verb

否決

  1. to veto; to vote down; to overrule; to reject

Synonyms

Noun

否決

  1. veto

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
けつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けつ [hìkétsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [çike̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

()(けつ) • (hiketsu

  1. decline, refusal (by decision-making entities such as a court or parliament)

Antonyms

Verb

()(けつ)する • (hiketsu surusuru (stem ()(けつ) (hiketsu shi), past ()(けつ)した (hiketsu shita))

  1. reject, refuse
    法案(ほうあん)否決(ひけつ)されました。
    Hōan wa hiketsu saremashita.
    The bill was rejected by the Parliament.

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.