雌雄を決する

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雌 雄 決
し
Grade: S
ゆう
Grade: S
けつ > けっ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕijɯ̟ᵝː o̞ ke̞sːɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

雌(し)雄(ゆう)を決(けっ)するする • (shiyū o kessuru suru) suru (stem 雌(し)雄(ゆう)を決(けっ)するし (shiyū o kessuru shi), past 雌(し)雄(ゆう)を決(けっ)するした (shiyū o kessuru shita))

  1. to compete for superiority; to have a showdown

Conjugation

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