腹を決める

• 読み: はらをきめる
• ローマ字: hara wo kimeru
• 漢字の分解: 腹 (hara/fuku) — belly, abdomen; 決 (ki/ketsu) — decide, determine
• 発音: /ha.ɾa.o.ki.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To resolve; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself for a difficult decision.

An idiomatic expression using 腹 (belly/gut) as the seat of determination. Group 2 (ichidan) conjugation via 決める. Implies a weighty, often irreversible decision made with full commitment. Similar to 腹をくくる.

例文

1. 転職するかどうか、やっと腹を決めた。
2. 腹を決めて、社長に直接意見を述べた。
3. もう腹を決めるしかない状況だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: decision-making, business, personal resolve

トーン: resolute

起源と歴史

In Japanese culture, the belly (腹) is considered the centre of will and resolve — as seen in expressions like 腹が据わる (to be resolute). Deciding in one's belly means committing fully.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal