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Kanji Detail for 決 - "decide, settle, determine"
決
- Meaning
決 means "decide, settle, determine."
Decide - To make a choice; to determine.
Settle - To resolve; to conclude definitively.
Break - To burst; for a dam to give way.
Certainly - Definitely; without doubt.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
decide; fix; agree upon; appoint
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
decide, determine, judge
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to decide, to determine, to judge
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To remove blockages from water. Mencius says: "Directing the Ru and Han rivers" (決汝漢). | Dikes breaking. As in river work terminology for a breach (決口). | Executing prisoners is called 決. As in execution (處決). | To judge. As in 決獄 (deciding lawsuits). | Firmly unchanging is called 決. As in determination (決意), resolve (決心).
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Sentences including 決
The play was far from being a failure.
It ought to be fine tomorrow.
She decided on the red coat.
It was because he was ill that he decided to return home.
Never did i dream of such a thing.
The question is who will make the decision.
I've made up my mind.
私はそんなばかなことはしないことに決めた。
I decided not to do such a foolish thing.
What he said is by no means true.
I decided to come to japan last year.