7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

Kun'yomi
  • to decide ②to clinch (a victory) ③to persist in doing ④to always do
  • -ぎ
  • to be decided ②to be unchanging ③to be a fixed rule ④to be well executed (of a maneuver in a sport, game, etc.)
On'yomi
  • decision

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

める-ぎまる 53.0%
ケツ 47.0%

Character Breakdown

decide, fix, agree upon
き.める ケツ さ.く (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
decide, determine, archery glove
カイ ケツ ケチ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

to decide ②to clinch (a victory) ③to persist in doing ④to always do
to be decided ②to be unchanging ③to be a fixed rule ④to be well executed (of a maneuver in a sport, game, etc.)
decision of a contest
rule ②settlement ③habit ④countenance in front of another person
to fix upon (one-sidedly) ②to scold
agreement
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References

Unicode hex code 6C7A
JIS X 0208 1-23-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2509
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3070
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 263
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17174
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 356
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 357
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 281
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 138
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.5
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1163
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1656
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a4.6
Four corner code 3513.0
De Roo Code 363