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折衷 (せっちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

折せっ衷ちゅう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

compromise; blending; eclecticism

Refers to combining elements from different sources, often to reach a middle ground. Can be used as a noun, suru-verb, or no-adjective.

両りょう者しゃの意い見けんを折せっ衷ちゅうした案あんを出だした。
They proposed a plan that compromised between the two opinions.

この料りょう理りは和わ洋よう折せっ衷ちゅうのスタイルです。

This dish is a blend of Japanese and Western styles.

Written forms

折せっ衷ちゅうUsage96%
Standard kanji form; used in most contexts.
折せっ中ちゅうUsage4%
Variant kanji form; less common than 折衷.

Kanji

折fold, break, fracture
衷inmost, heart, mind
中in, inside, middle

Similar words

妥だ協きょう
妥協 implies concession or giving in, often with a negative nuance of yielding. 折衷 is more neutral and focuses on mixing or combining different elements.
混こん合ごう
混合 simply means mixing or blending, without the nuance of finding a middle ground or compromise.

Etymology

折 (to bend, break) + 衷 (inner feelings, middle). The combination suggests bending toward the middle, hence compromise or blending. The variant 折中 uses 中 (middle) more directly.