# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 決まる | きまる (kimaru) | to be decided; to be settled |
| 決める | きめる (kimeru) | to decide; to choose |
| 決まり | きまり (kimari) | rule; regulation |

## Don't confuse it with

[快](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pleasant/) · [夫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/husband/) · [失](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/) · [扶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/provide-for/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[定](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/determine/) · [選](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/choose/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [調](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/) · [保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [得](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/gain/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/. Last updated 2026-11-01.