JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 決: "decide, fix, agree upon"
The kanji 決 means "decide, fix, agree upon, appoint". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ケツ in on'yomi and き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる, さ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
き.める-ぎ.めき.まるさ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | decide, fix, agree upon, appoint |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 71 of 2,501 |
Common words with 決
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 決めるto decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind · to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
- 決まるto be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged · to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set
- 決して(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way
- 解決settlement; solution; resolution
- 決定decision; determination
- 決意decision; determination; resolution
- 決断decision; determination
- 覚悟を決めるse préparer mentalement (au pire), prendre sa décision, s'y résoudre
- 決まりrule; regulation · settlement; conclusion; end; agreement
- 決心determination; resolution
- に決まっているc'est sûr que, forcément, ça ne peut être que
- 決着conclusion; decision; end; settlement
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