定め

Japanese

Kanji in this term
定
さだ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

See also 定める, 定めて, and 定めし

Alternative forms

(poetic) 運命(さだめ) (sadame)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 定(さだ)める (sadameru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さだめ [sàdáméꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [sa̠da̠me̞]

Noun

定(さだ)め • (sadame)

law; regulations; customs; that which has been decided and is widely held
destiny; fate; predestination; the future which has already been decided
decision; judgment

References

Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

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