定め

さだめ
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1

A rule, law, provision, or regulation; a determined decision or arrangement.

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会社の就業規則には定めが明確に書かれている。

The company's work rules are clearly stated in the regulations.

契約には支払い方法の定めがある。

The contract contains provisions about the payment method.

新しい制度の定めについて説明を受けた。

I received an explanation about the provisions of the new system.

2

Destiny, fate, or an inevitable lot; a poetic or philosophical sense of what is ordained.

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Examples

彼は自分の定めを受け入れ、静かに生きていく決意をした。

He accepted his fate and decided to live quietly.

歴史には人間の力では変えられない定めがあるのかもしれない。

Perhaps there are destinies in history that human power cannot change.

運命を定めるような大きな決断を迫られた。

I was forced to make a big decision that seemed to determine my destiny.

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