Word Meaning 決める

きめる kimeru

決める is read as きめる (kimeru) and means to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
  2. to always do
  3. to have made a habit of
  4. to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.)
  5. to succeed in doing
  6. to clinch (a victory)
  7. to decide (the outcome of a match)
  8. to eat or drink something

Reading

Kana

きめる

Romaji

kimeru

Writing Variants

  • 極める きめる kimeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4145 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

決まる

きまる

to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

決め付ける

きめつける

to fix upon (one-sidedly)

決する

けっする

to decide

決る

しゃくる

to jerk (one's chin)

決定づける

けっていづける

to decide (e.g. an outcome)

決して

けっして

(not) ever

決定

けってい

decision

決議

けつぎ

resolution

決意

けつい

decision

決勝

けっしょう

decision of a contest

決断

けつだん

decision

決心

けっしん

determination