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決 — decide; settle

決 means “decide; settle”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ケツ (ketsu). Kun'yomi: き(める) (kimeru). You'll see it in words such as 決まる (kimaru, “to be decided; to be settled”).

決
Stroke order of 決
Meaning
decide; settle
On'yomi
ケツ (ketsu)
Kun'yomi
き(める) (kimeru)
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 1

How to remember 決

Big (大) water (氵) breaks the dam: there's no going back now. It's decided.

Parts: 氵 water · 大 big

Words with 決

WordReadingMeaning
決まるきまる kimaru kunto be decided; to be settled
決めるきめる kimeru kunto decide; to choose
決まりきまり kimari kunrule; regulation

Don't confuse it with

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