決
Decide
Meanings
Decide, Fix, Agree Upon, Appoint
On'yomi
けつ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
決 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
決 (Decide) is taught on WaniKani at level 8 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #71 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 8
Words using 決
意思決定いしけっていdecision-making可決かけつapproval解決かいけつsettlement解決策かいけつさくsolution議決ぎけつresolution決してけっして(not) ever決するけっするto decide決めるきめるto decide決め手きめてdecider決め付けるきめつけるto fix upon (one-sidedly)決意けついdecision決議けつぎresolution決済けっさいsettlement (of an account)決裁けっさいsanction決算けっさんsettlement of accounts決勝けっしょうdecision of a contest
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