示談(じだん)

じだん
noun, suru verb
out-of-court settlement; private settlement
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Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present示談(じだん)する示談(じだん)しない
Present polite示談(じだん)します示談(じだん)しません
Past示談(じだん)した示談(じだん)しなかった
Past polite示談(じだん)しました示談(じだん)しませんでした
て form示談(じだん)して示談(じだん)しなくて
ている present示談(じだん)している示談(じだん)していない
ている polite示談(じだん)しています示談(じだん)していません
ている past示談(じだん)していた示談(じだん)していなかった
ている past polite示談(じだん)していました示談(じだん)していませんでした
Conditional ば示談(じだん)すれば示談(じだん)しなければ
Conditional たら示談(じだん)したら示談(じだん)しなかったら
Volitional示談(じだん)しよう—
Volitional polite示談(じだん)しましょう—
Potential示談(じだん)できる示談(じだん)できない
Passive示談(じだん)される示談(じだん)されない
Causative示談(じだん)させる示談(じだん)させない
Imperative示談(じだん)しろ示談(じだん)するな
1. out-of-court settlement; private settlement
An agreement reached between disputing parties (often involving a payment and a release of further claims) to resolve a civil or minor criminal matter privately, without going to trial.
示談(じだん)が成立(せいりつ)する。
A settlement is reached.
交通事故(こうつうじこ)の相手(あいて)と示談(じだん)にした。
I reached a private settlement with the other party in the traffic accident.
被害者(ひがいしゃ)と示談(じだん)交渉(こうしょう)を進(すす)めている。
We are proceeding with settlement negotiations with the victim.
裁判(さいばん)を避(さ)けるために示談(じだん)金(きん)を支払(しはら)うことにした。
To avoid a trial, we decided to pay a settlement.

A commonly used legal term in Japan, composed of 示(じ) (show, indicate) + 談(だん) (talk, discussion). Refers to resolving a dispute — typically a traffic accident, assault case, or civil conflict — through direct negotiation between the parties, usually with a cash payment and a written agreement that the matter is closed. In minor criminal cases, reaching a 示談(じだん) with the victim can influence prosecution or sentencing.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 和解(わかい): reconciliation; settlement — used in both formal court settlements and everyday reconciliation; slightly broader
  • 調停(ちょうてい): mediation — settlement facilitated by a third party (e.g., a court-appointed mediator)
  • 裁判(さいばん): trial — the alternative that a 示談(じだん) aims to avoid

Usage

In Japan, 示談(じだん) is common in the context of traffic accidents and minor assaults. Accepting a 示談(じだん) typically means the victim agrees not to pursue the matter further, and reaching a 示談(じだん) before prosecution can be a significant mitigating factor in criminal cases.

Related Words

Compare: 和解(わかい) (reconciliation)
Compare: 調停(ちょうてい) (mediation)
Compare: 裁判(さいばん) (trial)
Compare: 和解(わかい)する (to reconcile)
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Added 2026.4.12 2:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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