JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 5

決 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

decide; settle

On
ケツketsu
Kun
きめるkimeru きまるkimaru ぎめgime さくsaku

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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決7 strokes

How to write 決: stroke order

決 has 7 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

決 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 決 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 決

The parts 決 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 氵 (水)

    water

    Radical

  • 夬

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 5