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Japanese symbol for “determinism”

Romaji: ketteiron
determinism

In Japanese, determinism is , read (ketteiron).

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Meanings

  1. n determinism (phil)

Kanji and stroke order

decide, fix, agree upon
on: ケツ
kun: き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く
7 strokes · JLPT 2
determine, fix, establish
on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
8 strokes · JLPT 2
argument, discourse
on: ロン
kun: あげつら.う
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けってい ketteidecision; determination
かいけつ kaiketsusettlement; solution; resolution
けっして kesshite(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least
はんけつ hanketsujudicial decision; judgement; judgment
けっしょう kesshoudecision of a contest
けつだん ketsudandecision; determination
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
せってい setteiestablishment; creation; posing (a problem)
ぎろん gironargument; discussion; dispute

See also: Chinese symbol for “determinism”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.