Kimeru

JLPT N4

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決める (Kimeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto persist in doing; to go through with
  4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto always do; to have made a habit ofas 決めている
  5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto take for granted; to assume
  6. ichidan verb, transitive verbto dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines

Examples

  • Have you decided where you're going to go to study abroad?

  • She decided on a blue dress.

  • She decided on the red coat.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 決める

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