雌雄を決する

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

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

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɕijɯ̟ᵝː o̞ ke̞sːɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb edit

()(ゆう)(けっ)するする (shiyū o kessuru surusuru (stem ()(ゆう)(けっ)する (shiyū o kessuru shi), past ()(ゆう)(けっ)するした (shiyū o kessuru shita))

  1. to compete for superiority; to have a showdown

Conjugation edit