定める

• 読み: さだめる
• ローマ字: sadameru
• 漢字の分解: 定 (tei/sada) — fix, determine, settle
• 発音: /sa.da.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To decide; to determine; to establish. Used for setting rules, standards, or making definitive decisions.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb, the active counterpart of 定まる (to become settled). Frequently appears in legal, business, and official contexts for establishing rules, laws, or standards. Also used more broadly for making firm decisions about goals or plans.

例文

1. 会社は新しい規則を定めた。
2. 法律で基準を定める必要がある。
3. 目標を定めてから行動に移した。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, business, official documents

トーン: authoritative

起源と歴史

From the kanji 定 (fix, settle). The transitive form さだめる has been used since Classical Japanese for the act of establishing order and making authoritative decisions.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Professional