定め

Japanese

Kanji in this term
定
Grade: 3

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

定め (hiragana さだめ, rōmaji 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

1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.

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