決(き)まり きまり noun rule, settlement 1. rule, regulation, custom An established practice or guideline that should be followed. 学校(がっこう)の決(き)まりを守(まも)りなさい。 Follow the school rules. 決(き)まりを破(やぶ)ったら罰(ばつ)がある。 There is a penalty if you break the rules. この会社(かいしゃ)には暗黙(あんもく)の決(き)まりがたくさんある。 This company has many unwritten rules. 2. settlement, conclusion, decision The state of something being decided or settled. 決(き)まりが悪(わる)い。 I feel embarrassed/awkward. Common idiom expressing embarrassment もう決(き)まりですか。 Has it been decided yet? 話(はなし)に決(き)まりがついた。 The matter has been settled. 決(き)まり is a noun meaning rule or settlement. It comes from the verb 決(き)まる (to be decided).COMMON PATTERNS:決(き)まりを守(まも)る (to follow rules)決(き)まりが悪(わる)い (to feel embarrassed/awkward)決(き)まり文句(もんく) (set phrase, cliché)IDIOM:決(き)まりが悪(わる)い: feeling of embarrassment or awkwardnessExample: 遅刻(ちこく)して決(き)まりが悪(わる)かった (I felt embarrassed for being late)RELATED VERB:決(き)まる (to be decided)決(き)める (to decide)SIMILAR WORDS:ルール (rule - loanword)規則(きそく) (regulation - more formal) Related Words Related: 決(き)まる (to be decided) Related: 決(き)める (to decide) Synonym: 規則(きそく) (formal) general Added 2026.1.11 18:49 · Revised 2026.5.21 22:16 02500/02548_kimari