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JLPT N3
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決心

JLPT N3Vocabulary

決心(けっしん)

けっしん

determination, resolution

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: けっしん
Romaji: kesshin
Meaning: determination, resolution
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

彼(かれ)は医者(いしゃ)になる決心(けっしん)をした。
He decided to become a doctor.
彼女(かのじょ)は家族(かぞく)に本当(ほんとう)のことを話(はな)す決心(けっしん)をした。
She decided to tell her family the truth.
大学(だいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)したら、海外(かいがい)で働(はたら

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決心(けっしん)

をした。

I decided to work abroad after graduating from university.

試験(しけん)に合格(ごうかく)するまで、勉強(べんきょう)を続(つづ)ける決心(けっしん)をした。

I resolved to continue studying until I passed the exam.

Kanji in this lesson

決decide, fix, agree upon, appointJLPT N4 心heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)JLPT N4

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