Japanese word

定まる

Pronunciation

Romajisadamaru

Meaning

  • verbbe fixed

Example

予定が定まります。yo tei ga sada ma ri ma su

The schedule is fixed.

Illustration for 定まる (be fixed)

More examples

新しい制度の内容が定まりました。atara shi i sei do no nai yō ga sada ma ri ma shi ta

The details of the new system have been settled.

Core concept

Describes something moving from uncertainty to a stable, settled, or decided state.

Common phrases

  • 方針が定まるhō shin ga sada ma ru

    policy is set

  • 日程が定まるnit tei ga sada ma ru

    schedule is fixed

  • 方向が定まるhō kō ga sada ma ru

    direction is set

Similar words

決まるkimaru: To be decided or settled through a choice or decision.
固まるkatamaru: To become firm or settled as an idea, plan, or condition takes shape.
確定するkakuteisuru: To become officially fixed and no longer open to change.

Definition in Japanese

未定だった事柄や方針などが決まり、確定する。mi tei da tta koto gara ya hō shin na do ga ki ma ri kaku tei su ru

Word origin

定まる (sadamaru) is a native Japanese intransitive verb related to 定める (sadameru, "to decide" or "to fix"), with the pair contrasting a state becoming fixed and someone fixing it.

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese, 定まる (sadamaru) often marks the point at which a plan, policy, or course of action becomes settled without stating who settled it.

Other meanings

  • be settledverb
  • be decidedverb

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