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Kanji Detail for 決 - "decide"

決

  • Meaning

    決 means "decide." Also associated with settle, break.

    1. Decide - To make a choice; to determine.

    2. Settle - To resolve; to conclude definitively.

    3. Break - To burst; for a dam to give way.

    4. Certainly - Definitely; without doubt.

  • Words using 決

    • 判決 はんけつ Listen judicial decision; judgement; judgment
    • 決定 けってい Listen decision; determination
    • 決議 けつぎ Listen resolution; vote; decision
    • 解決 かいけつ Listen settlement; solution; resolution
    • 決勝 けっしょう Listen decision of a contest; finals
    • 決算 けっさん Listen settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results
    • 決意 けつい Listen decision; determination; resolution
    • 決断 けつだん Listen decision; determination

  • Four-character idioms with 決

    • 民族自決 みんぞくじけつ Listen self-determination of peoples
    • 一大決心 いちだいけっしん Listen momentous (crucial) decision
    • 即断即決 そくだんそっけつ Listen making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
    • 即決即断 そっけつそくだん Listen prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
    • 粉飾決算 ふんしょくけっさん Listen fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
    • 衆議一決 しゅうぎいっけつ Listen deciding unanimously or by consensus

  • Tattoo check: 決

    • Verified meaning: decide
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さだむ)
    • Also carries these associations: settle, break

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 決

    Given names 決(さだむ)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

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    ketsu(ケツ) ケツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gi.me(ぎ-め) ぎ-め

    ki.maru(き-まる) き-まる

    ki.meru(き-める) き-める

    sa.ku(さ-く) さ-く

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    decide settle break certainly cut gouge overflow spill separate decision determination resolution choose conclude decisive determine resolute resolve

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.

  • 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.

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