Word Meaning 決め手に欠ける

きめてにかける kimete ni kakeru

決め手に欠ける is read as きめてにかける (kimete ni kakeru) and means to be lacking a trump card.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

きめてにかける

Romaji

kimete ni kakeru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 88757 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

決め手を欠く

きめてをかく

to be lacking a trump card

決め手

きめて

decider

決り手係

きまりてがかり

coach announcing the winner and winning technique

補欠選手

ほけつせんしゅ

spare player

決まる

きまる

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

決める

きめる

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

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

さくる

to jerk (one's chin)

決れる

しゃくれる

to be concaved

決をとる

けつをとる

to take a vote