決まり・極まり|きまりkimari[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiverule; regulation
2. no-adjectivesettlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement
3. no-adjectivehabit; custom; habitual way
   毎日まいにちのきまり仕事しごとにはつくづく飽あきた。↗

   I am quite tired of daily routine.
4. no-adjectivecountenance in front of another person; faceusu. as 決まりが悪い, etc.
5. no-adjectivelove relationship between a customer and a prostitute

• Synonym規律きりつNeutralDiscipline and order in group life, as in 「規律正しい生活」; stresses restraint and order, while 「決まり」 covers rules in general.
• Synonym規定きていNeutralMatters clearly laid down by rule, as in 「規定に従う」; also the defining of properties or concepts, as in 「概念の規定」. More formal than 「決まり」.
• Synonym規則きそくNeutralRules and regulations, as in 「交通規則」; covers written and unwritten ones, and also the regularity of things. More formal than 「決まり」.
• SynonymルールNeutralLoanword for rules, as in 「ゲームのルール」; common in everyday speech and close in feel to 「決まり」.
• Synonym定めさだめWrittenWritten style for rules or fate, as in 「法の定め」 and 「運命の定め」; carries an archaic flavor.
• Synonym掟おきてNeutralRules a group must obey, as in 「村の掟」; carries a strict, traditional flavor.
• Synonym決めきめNeutralAgreements or decisions, as in 「取り決め」; mostly used as a suffix or in compounds.
• Related法則ほうそくNeutralMostly laws of nature or science, as in 「万有引力の法則」; can also mean rules to follow, but leans toward objective laws.
• Related基準きじゅんNeutralStandards or criteria for judging things, as in 「安全基準」; stresses the yardstick you measure by.
• Related法令ほうれいFormalFormal term for laws and orders enacted under them, broadly including local ordinances; belongs to the legal system, while 「決まり」 is everyday rules.
• Related法度はっとWrittenWritten, archaic word for bans or laws; 「ご法度」 refers to things that are taboo or forbidden.
• Related条例じょうれいFormalFormal term for ordinances enacted by local governments, as in 「県条例」; confined to the legal system.
• Related慣例かんれいNeutralConventions that have become habitual, as in 「慣例に従う」; stresses established, consistent practice.
• Related慣習かんしゅうNeutralCustoms of society at large, as in 「地域の慣習」; leans toward habits on the social level.
• Related規制きせいNeutralRestriction or control under rules, as in 「規制緩和」; stresses regulation and control rather than the rule itself.
• Related規格きかくNeutralStandards for products and materials, as in 「JIS規格」; also standards in general, leaning toward standardization.
• Related規程きていFormalFormal term for an organization's internal working rules, as in 「就業規程」; leans toward internal documents.
• Related戒律かいりつNeutralMostly religious precepts, as in 「仏教の戒律」; also moral rules to observe, with a strict-observance nuance.
• Related定石じょうせきNeutralStandard move sequences in go, by extension routine or formulaic approaches, as in 「定石通り」.
• RelatedしきたりNeutralCustoms handed down through generations, as in 「村の仕来り」; stresses tradition and need not be written down.
• Related準則じゅんそくWrittenWritten word for rules and standards to be followed; found mostly in official documents.
• Related典則てんそくWrittenWritten word for norms and standards; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related規矩きくWrittenWritten word for rules and standards, originally meaning compass and ruler; little used today.
• Antonym不定ふていWrittenWritten word for being unfixed or unsettled; the opposite of a settled 「決まり」.
• Antonym未定みていNeutralNot yet decided; the opposite of 「決まり」, which implies a decision has been made.

Use 「決まり」 for rules people agree to observe or things already settled. For formal rules say 「規則」; in casual speech 「ルール」 works well. Traditional customs are 「仕来り」 or 「慣習」, and strict rules a group must obey are 「掟」. The opposite of a settled 「決まり」 is 「未定」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 規ただし。規則きそく。守まもるべき事柄ことがら。
2. （決きまり）決定けってい。確定かくてい的てきな状況じょうきょう。確実かくじつに選えらびたくなるもの。
3. 事ことが終おわること。決着けっちゃく。
4. いつも通とおり変かわらないこと。定例ていれい。恒例こうれい。
5. 新あたらしさがないこと。また、常套句じょうとうく。
6. 体裁ていさい。
7. 万事ばんじ首尾しゅびよくいっていること。江戸えどの流行語りゅうこうご。
8. 遊里ゆうりにおいて、客きゃくと遊女ゆうじょが恋仲こいなかになること。