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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

決きめ手て

kimete

decisive factor, clincher

Example sentences

  1. この辺あたりに引ひっ越こす決きめ手てとなったことは何なにですか？

    What made you decide to move into this neighborhood?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 糖度とうどが高たかいことは重要じゅうようだが、酸さんの量りょうも同様どうように味あじの決きめ手てになる。

    Although high sugar content is important, volume of acid also determines its taste.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ワインが食事しょくじの決きめ手てです。

    Wine can make the meal.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 決手

  • 決decide; fixOnケツKunきめる・きまる・さく
  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-

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