決まる

きまる

to be decided, to be set

Mnemonic

A channel cut long before you turned up, and the water only goes the one way now. The dates are already on the calendar. Ask Kim きま: a rule is a rule: きまる.

Worth knowing

決めるきめる is somebody deciding. 決まる is it coming out decided, often with nobody visible doing it.

Built from

決

decide

氵 water on the left. Cut a channel and it only runs one way after that.

Words sharing these kanji

決める to decide 決して never, by no means 解決 solution, settlement 決意 decision, resolution

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