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決め手に欠ける (きめてにかける) — to be lacking a trump card | Kumi Dictionary

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決め手に欠ける

決め手に欠ける

決きめ手てに欠かける

to be lacking a trump card

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きめてにかける

Verb

1.

to be lacking a trump card, to be lacking conclusive evidence

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Kanji that make up this word

き.める・-ぎ.め・き.まる・さ.く…(1)

decide・fix・agree upon・appoint

て・て-・-て・た-…(2)

か.ける・か.く…(2)

lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)

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