“To decide” in Japanese
Short answer
To decide in Japanese is “決する” (kessuru). Full meaning: to decide, to determine.
Other ways to say “To decide” in Japanese
定める
sadameru to decide, to determine; to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate; to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
決める
kimeru 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; to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing, to go through with
決す
kessu to decide, to determine
裁く
sabaku to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try
判ずる
hanzuru to judge, to decide; to solve, to decipher, to puzzle out, to interpret; to divine, to guess, to make out
断ずる
danzuru to conclude, to decide, to determine; to judge
けっす
kessu to decide, to determine
キメる
kimeru 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; to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing, to go through with
决める
kimeru 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; to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing, to go through with
决する
kessuru to decide, to determine
きめる
kimeru 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; to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing, to go through with
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