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 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)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:49 · Revised 2026.2.23 13:26
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