決定 (けってい) is generally a selectable icon on the screen or the action of one of the buttons on a video game controller. You use it to lock in settings or confirm selections, so it can be translated as “confirm” or “enter” depending on context. This is definitely a word that I’ve seen far more often since starting this job. I’m sure it gets used out in the real world (probably more along the lines of “come to a decision”), but I don’t think I ever had the opportunity to use it personally.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 10:17 am and is filed under kanji, video games, vocab. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.