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決 means 'decide'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 175   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-3    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 17    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 105 words   Used in 277 words   Used in 12 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   ケツ
Kun
   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided
Additional readings
Kun    -ぎめ   さく
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  夬 decide  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 決 is used 23 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 決 is used 270 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ケツ : 115 words FIND ALL
か い け つ 0
settlement; solution; resolution
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ケツ (read as けっ) : 112 words FIND ALL
け っ て い 0
decision; determination
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きめる : 33 words FIND ALL
き め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
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きめる (read as ぎ) : 9 words FIND ALL
noun, noun (suffix)
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)  (see also: 月極め, 日極め; often written with kana only)
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さく (read as さく) : 1 word FIND ALL
さ く る 0
Most common form: しゃくる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out  (often written with kana only)
2. to scoop; to ladle; to bail
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An additional き.まる less common words include 決 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 289 (originally: 271)  Joy o' Kanji : 271  Key to Kanji: 262 

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決
ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
夬
カイ   ケツ    decide, determine   
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