決 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ケツ
- Kun
- き(める)・き(まる)
- Meaning
- decide, settle
Origin
水 (water) + 夬 (sound). Cutting a riverbank to decide where water flows; from there it came to mean 'to decide'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケツ | 決裂・決意・解決 |
|---|---|
| きめる | 決める・取り決め |
| きまる | 決まる・決まり |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 決心けっしん
determination, resolve
- 解決かいけつ
solution, settlement
Example
行く ことに 決めた。
I decided to go.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)