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    3. 定め

    定め

    定さだめ​

    law

    KMT8News #25+1NounCore ConceptsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    さだめ

    Noun

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

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    Speed1.0x

    これは運うん命めいの定さだめだ。

    This is the decree of fate.

    KMT6Core ConceptsReligion & Philosophy
    人にん間げんには避さけられない定さだめがある。

    Humans have an unavoidable destiny.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyCore Concepts
    仏ぶっ教きょうでは、因いん果が応おう報ほうもまた一ひとつの定さだめであると考かんがえられている。

    In Buddhism, karma is also considered a form of destiny.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    どんなに努ど力りょくしても、変かえられない定さだめもある。

    No matter how much you try, there are some destinies that cannot be changed.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    古こ代だいの王うたちは、自みずからの統とう治ちを神かみの定さだめとして正せい当とう化かした。

    Ancient kings justified their rule as a divine decree.

    KMT9HistoryReligion & PhilosophyPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    定
    さだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.か…(3)
    determine・fix・establish・decide
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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