Today’s Kanji is “決” (ki-meru); Kanji for “to decide”.
Handwritten Kanji “決” (ki-meru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “決”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 決 | ケツ き-める き-まる |
ketsu ki-meru ki-maru |
7 | 氵 | to decide |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “決”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 順番を決める | じゅんばんをきめる | Junban wo kimeru | Decide the order |
| ゴールが決まる | ごーるがきまる | Gōru ga kimaru | Score a goal |
| 事件を解決する | じけんをかいけつする | Jiken wo kaiketsu suru | Resolve the case |
決意（けつい）= determination, resolution, will, decision, conclusion