否決

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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

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.