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    3. 定める

    定める

    定さだめ​る​

    to decide

    N1KMT6News #15+1CoreVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    さだめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to decide, to determine
    2.
    to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
    3.
    to bring peace (to), to make peaceful

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    彼かれは目もく標ひょうを定さだめた。

    He set a goal.

    KMT5Core ConceptsDaily Life
    会かい議ぎで新あたらしい規き則そくを定さだめることになった。

    It was decided at the meeting to establish new rules.

    KMT6Core ConceptsBusiness & Finance
    政せい府ふは新あたらしい政せい策さくの方ほう向こう性せいを定さだめる必ひつ要ようがある。

    The government needs to determine the direction of new policies.

    KMT6Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    会かい社しゃは来らい年ねん度どの事じ業ぎょう計けい画かくを定さだめた。

    The company established its business plan for the next fiscal year.

    KMT6Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    法ほう律りつによって、国こく民みんの権けん利りぎと義むが務さだが定 められている。

    The rights and duties of citizens are stipulated by law.

    KMT7Politics & LawCore Concepts

    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
    る
    ru
    Kana
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