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決める

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 決める

極める
める
キメる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #322
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

Examples
そこに行くことに決めた
I made up my mind to go there.
2

to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)

3

to persist in doing; to go through with

4

As 決めている

to always do; to have made a habit of

5

to take for granted; to assume

6

to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines

7

to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing

8

Martial arts; Sumo

to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)

9

to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

Kanji in this Word

7 strokes
Frequency: 71
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

decide
fix
agree upon
appoint

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
き.める
-ぎ.め
き.まる
さ.く
13 strokes
Frequency: 460
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

extreme
pole
extremely
very
highly
most
end
settlement
conclusion
highest rank

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョク
ゴク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きわ.める
きわ.まる
きわ.まり
きわ.み
き.める
-ぎ.め
き.まる
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