妥結する

• 読み: だけつする
• ローマ字: daketsu suru
• 漢字の分解: 妥 (da) — settled, appropriate, placid; 結 (ketsu) — conclude, bind, tie
• 発音: /da.ke.tsɯ.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To reach a settlement; to come to terms; to conclude an agreement. Used when two parties in a dispute or negotiation finally agree.

A Group 3 (irregular) suru-verb. 妥結 (daketsu) is the noun form, describing the act of reaching a mutually acceptable conclusion after negotiation. Most commonly associated with labour-management wage negotiations (春闘, shunto), contract negotiations, and legal settlements. It implies compromise on both sides — not a unilateral imposition but a mutual concession leading to agreement.

例文

1. 労使双方が歩み寄り、春闘における賃上げ交渉がようやく妥結した。
2. 長期にわたる特許侵害訴訟は、相手方との示談交渉で妥結することになった。
3. 条件面での隔たりが大きく、今期中の契約妥結は難しいと見られている。

使い方ガイド

場面: labour negotiations, contract law, business deals

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 妥 (da, appropriate/settled/calm) and 結 (ketsu, bind/conclude). The character 妥 depicts a gentle, downward-pressing hand, suggesting a calming resolution. Together they evoke binding an agreement through mutual accommodation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Business/Legal