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決心

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

決心 — “determination, resolve, decision”

決心 (read けっしん) means determination, resolve, decision. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

けっしん

Meaning

determination, resolve, decision

決心 in a sentence

留学りゅうがくを決心けっしんする。

I make up my mind to study abroad.

The kanji in 決心

決to decide
心heart, mind

Words that share a kanji with 決心

決まるきまる— to be decided, to be settled
決めるきめる— to decide, to determine
決してけっして— never, by no means (with negative)
解決かいけつ— solution, settlement, resolution
決まりきまり— rule, regulation; settlement
決定けってい— decision, determination
可決かけつ— approval, passage (of a bill or motion)
心配するしんぱいする— to worry, to be anxious

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