決める (kimeru)

Meaning

1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on
2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
3. to persist in doing; to go through with
4. to always do; to have made a habit of
5. to take for granted; to assume

Kanji and stroke order

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