決 decide

On'yomi: ケツ
Kun'yomi: き-める、き-まる
Strokes: 7
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): き-める.

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

決 is written in 7 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Water (氵) bursts through the notch (夬) in the dam — once it goes, there's no taking it back, so decide carefully.

A common word

決めるきめる to decide

Example sentences

行く日を決めましょう。
いくひをきめましょう。
Let's decide the day we'll go.
旅行の場所が決まりました。
りょこうのばしょがきまりました。
The place for the trip has been decided.

Don't confuse it with

沢 swamp N1

Kanji that share a part

氵 is its radical. 131 kanji share it in all.