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)

Common expressions

決(き)まりが悪(わる)い: feeling of embarrassment or awkwardness
Example: 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)

Compare: ルール (rule)

Compare: 定(さだ)め (fate)

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Added 2026.1.11 18:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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