き
決
　
め
て
手
　
を
か
欠
　
く

expression, Godan verb

  1. to be lacking a trump card, to be lacking conclusive evidence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
決
　
め
て
手
　
を
か
欠
　
く
 決め手を欠く きめてをかく

Contained Kanji 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)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)