決め・極め|きめkime[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)agreement; rule; arrangement; decision

• Synonym決まりきまりNeutralRules and customs, also conclusions; common in speech and broader in use than 「決め」, which mostly appears in compounds like 「取り決め」.
• Synonym約束やくそくNeutralA promise or arrangement; stresses agreements made between people.
• SynonymルールNeutralA loanword for rules, common in speech; used for games and sports, also work, school and social life, while 「決め」 leans toward agreed arrangements.
• Synonym掟おきてNeutralStrict rules within a group or community, as in 「村の掟」.
• Synonym定めさだめWrittenProvisions or rules, also destiny; a native Japanese word with an old-fashioned, literary flavor.
• Related規律きりつNeutralDiscipline and order; stresses the state of keeping to the rules, as in 「規律正しい生活」.
• Related法則ほうそくNeutralA law or regularity, mainly in the natural sciences, as in 「引力の法則」.
• Related基準きじゅんNeutralA standard for judging things; stresses the yardstick, as in 「基準を満たす」, rather than being a rule itself.
• Related規定きていNeutralWritten provisions or stipulations; stresses rules put down explicitly, as in 「規定に従う」.
• Related規則きそくNeutralRules and regulations; formal in tone and wide in use, as in 「校則」.
• Related法ほうWrittenLaw, also method; a single character used in written prose, as in 「法を守る」.
• Related準則じゅんそくWrittenA written word for standards to follow; rare even in prose.
• Antonym迷いまよいNeutralHesitation or confusion; the opposite of making a decision.
• Antonym未定みていNeutralUndecided or pending; the opposite of 「決め」.

「決め」 mostly appears in compounds and set phrases like 「取り決め」, 「決め手」 and 「決めゼリフ」. For rules say 「決まり」 or 「規則」, for game rules 「ルール」, for strict codes within a group 「掟」. The opposites are 「未定」 and 「迷い」.

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1. 取り決とりきめ。