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[さだ()·]
sadame
noun

English Meaning(s) for 定め

noun
  1. law; rule; regulation; provision; decision; appointment; arrangement; agreement
  2. destiny; fate; karma

Definition and Synonyms for 定め

Rule a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
Synonyms: ルール, しゃくる, レギュレーション, 会則, 典則, 原則, 基準, 定め, 定まり, 定まる, 定める, 定規, , 戒律, , 本則, 条例, , , 正規, 決まり, 決まる, , 法令, 法例, 法則, 法度, 法式, 準則, 矩則, 規制, 規則, 規定, 規律, 規格, 規矩, 規程
Rule prescribed guide for conduct or action
Synonyms: ぎめ, ルール, しゃくる, 典則, 基準, 定め, 定める, , 正規, 決め, 決まり, 決まる, 決める, , 法令, 法例, 法則, 法度, 準則, 準縄, 約束, 縄墨, 規則, 規定, 規律, 規矩
Destiny an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
Synonyms: さだ, めぐり合う, 命運, 回り合わせ, 因縁, 天命, 天運, , 定め, 定める, 宿世, 宿命, 宿運, 巡り合わせ, , 幸せ, , 運命
Destiny the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
Synonyms: 命運, 因縁, 天命, 天運, 定め, 定める, 宿命, 運命
Lot your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Synonyms: めぐり合う, 命数, 命運, 回り合わせ, 因縁, 境遇, 天命, 天意, 天運, 定め, 定める, 宿世, 宿命, 宿縁, 宿運, 巡り合わせ, 幸せ, 暮らし向き, 身の上, , 運勢, 運命, 運気

Meanings for each kanji in 定め

» determine; fix; establish; decide

Categories 定め is a member of

Cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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Conception an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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Instruction a message describing how something is to be done
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Occurrence an event that happens
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Condition a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
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Sample Sentences for 定め

It is man's lot to suffer.
I need to escape from this decree.
We must keep the law.

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