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決 – decide, fix, agree upon
7 strokesTaught in grade 3#71 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 決 means decide, fix, agree upon, appoint. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケツ (ketsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く (kimeru, gime, kimaru, saku). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ケツ | ketsu |
| Kun’yomi | き.める | kimeru |
| Kun’yomi | -ぎ.め | gime |
| Kun’yomi | き.まる | kimaru |
| Kun’yomi | さ.く | saku |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・人・大・二・ユ.
Words using 決
決まるきまるto be decided決めるきめるto decide決してけっして(not) ever解決かいけつsettlement決心けっしんdetermination決定けっていdecision決まりきまりrule決行けっこうdoing (with resolve)可決かけつapproval決けつdecision採決さいけつvote決意けついdecision決議けつぎresolution決算けっさんsettlement of accounts決勝けっしょうdecision of a contest決断けつだんdecision議決ぎけつresolution対決たいけつconfrontation判決はんけつjudicial decision否決ひけつrejection多数決たすうけつmajority decision
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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