Japanese word

決め付ける

Pronunciation

Romajikimetsukeru

Meaning

  • verbjudge

Example

人を見た目だけで決め付けます。hito o mi ta me da ke de ki me tsu ke ma su

They judge people by their appearance alone.

Illustration for 決め付ける (judge)

More examples

初対面の相手を決め付けないことが大切です。hatsu tai men no ai te o ki me tsu ke na i ko to ga tai setsu de su

It is important not to judge someone you have just met.

Core concept

Closes off alternative explanations by turning a quick assumption into a firm judgment.

Common phrases

  • 人を決め付けるhito o ki me tsu ke ru

    judge someone

  • 犯人だと決め付けるhan nin da to ki me tsu ke ru

    assume someone is the culprit

Similar words

断定するdanteisuru: To express a conclusion as definite rather than open to revision.
決め込むkimekomu: To decide that a situation or person is a certain way and hold to that view.
思い込むomoikomu: To form a fixed belief about someone or something without enough evidence.
断じるdanjiru: To pass a firm judgment on someone or something, sometimes as a condemnation.

Definition in Japanese

思い込みやわずかな情報に基づき、相手や物事を一方的に断定する。omo i ko mi ya wa zu ka na jō hō ni moto zu ki ai te ya mono goto o ip pō teki ni dan tei su ru

Word origin

決める (kimeru, "decide") and 付ける (tsukeru, "attach") form a compound whose literal parts suggest attaching a decision and whose established use means making a premature judgment.

Usage tips

  • 決め付ける (kimetsukeru) can criticize a speaker for presenting an assumption as certain rather than as a conclusion open to revision.

Other meanings

  • assumeverb
  • jump to conclusionsverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 決め付けがましいkimetsukegamashiipresumptuousi-adjective

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