決
決 — Decide
decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
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)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 決
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 決議 | けつぎ ketsugi | resolution; vote; decision |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 判決 | はんけつ hanketsu | judicial decision; judgement; judgment |
| 決まって | きまって kimatte | always; without fail; invariably |
| 決算 | けっさん kessan | settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results |
Study notes
決 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #71 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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