決きまり文もん句く

き

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も

ん

く

Meanings

1

noun

set phrase; stock phrase; cliché

Refers to a fixed, conventional expression often used in specific situations, sometimes with a negative nuance of being overused or unoriginal.

彼かれのスピーチは決

き

まり

文もん

句く

ばかり

で

、

あまり

心こころ

に

響ひび

か

なかっ

た

。

His speech was full of clichés and didn't really resonate.

お悔くやみの手て紙がみには、よく決きまり文もん句くが使つかわれる。

Set phrases are often used in condolence letters.

Kanji

決decide, fix, agree upon
文sentence, literature, style
句phrase, clause, sentence

Related words

口くち癖ぐせN3
決まり文句 is a fixed, generally known expression or cliché, while 口癖 is a phrase tied to one particular person's habitual speech.
紋もん切きり型がた
決まり文句 is a fixed, often short set phrase, while 紋切り型 refers more broadly to any formulaic, unoriginal pattern of thought or expression.

Built from

決きまる+文もん句く

Written forms

決きまり文もん句く
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
決きまり文もん句く
Less common variant with 決り instead of 決まり.
きまり文もん句く
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 決まり (fixed, decided) and 文句 (phrase, wording). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of a set or conventional phrase.