決裁

• 読み: けっさい
• ローマ字: kessai
• 漢字の分解: 決 (ketsu) — decide, determine; 裁 (sai) — judge, arbitrate, sanction
• 発音: /kes.sai/

意味

Approval; authorisation; sanction. The act of a person with authority formally approving a proposal, expenditure, or decision after reviewing it.

A central concept in Japanese organisational culture. Major decisions and expenditures require 決裁 from the appropriate authority level (部長決裁, 社長決裁, etc.), typically submitted via a 稟議書 (ringi-sho, a formal approval document circulated up the hierarchy). The 決裁権限 (approval authority) matrix defines who can approve what. Electronic approval systems (電子決裁) are increasingly replacing paper-based 稟議 processes. Distinct from 決済 (financial settlement/payment), which is a homophone.

例文

1. この金額の支出は部長決裁が必要なため、稟議書を作成して提出した。
2. 社長の決裁を得るまでに、複数の部門長による確認と押印が求められる。
3. 電子決裁システムを導入したことで、稟議の承認スピードが大幅に向上した。

使い方ガイド

場面: corporate management, approval processes, bureaucracy, office culture

トーン: official

起源と歴史

Compound of 決 (to decide, determine) and 裁 (to judge, arbitrate, cut through). Together they convey the act of a superior decisively judging and approving a matter brought before them.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Corporate/Administrative