Vocabulary

What does 決まる (きまる, kimaru) mean?

決まる (きまる, kimaru) means to be decided, to be settled (intransitive).

Quick facts
Readingきまる
Romajikimaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
きまる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkimaru

to be decided, to be settled (intransitive)

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed
  5. 5godan verb · intransitive to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish

Example sentences

  • The date of the trip has been decided.

  • The meeting location hasn't been decided yet.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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