JLPT N1 · Noun

多数決 (tasuuketsu)

多数決 (たすうけつ, tasuuketsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “majority decision; majority vote”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たすうけつ
Romaji: tasuuketsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule · noun

Example sentences

多数決原理が民主主義の根本原則だ。

Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 多数決

多

many, frequent, muchタ・おお.い・まさ.に · 6 strokes

数

number, strength, fateスウ・ス・かず・かぞ.える · 13 strokes

決

decide, fix, agree uponケツ・き.める・-ぎ.め · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 多数決.

多いおおいmany多分たぶんprobably多少たしょうa little滅多にめったにrarely多忙たぼうbeing very busy多様たようdiverse幾多いくたmany数学すうがくmathematics数すうseveral数かずnumber数字すうじnumeral数えるかぞえるto count回数かいすうnumber of times偶数ぐうすうeven number

Source: JMdict entry 1407870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.