Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 決め手(きめて) in Japanese

決め手, 極め手
Kana Reading
きめて
Romaji
kimete
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    decider; person who decides
    Example sentence
    医療費・年金給付の抑制策の決め手はないといえよう。 We can say that there's not a clear winner in terms of a policy to curtail medical expenses and benefits.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    deciding factor; clincher; trump card; winning move
    Example sentence
    ワインが食事の決め手です。 Wine can make the meal.

Examples of 決め手, 極め手, きめて in a sentence

Kanji in this word

極 JLPT 2

13 strokes

poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48

On'Yomi: キョク, ゴク

Kun'Yomi: 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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決 JLPT 3

7 strokes

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる, さ.く

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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