decision; arrangement; rule; agreement
Noun or suffix from 決める. As a standalone noun it often means a decided internal rule or settled point; as a suffix it forms compounds for fixing terms, prices, positions, and similar arrangements. In some contexts 決まり, 取り決め, or 決定 may sound more standard or explicit.
We act according to the rules we agreed on within the team.
This is a rule within the department, so everyone should follow it.
If you get the product pricing wrong, you will not make a profit.
I rent a parking space on a monthly contract.
There is a special arrangement in place for this matter.
We should follow the rule that everyone decided on together.
取り決め specifically refers to a negotiated agreement between parties, whereas 決め can describe any broader or less formal decision.
決定 is the formal term for an official decision or determination, while 決め is more compact and often used as a suffix in compounds like 値決め.
決め (from 決める, meaning 'decision' or 'fixing') is a homophone of きめ 'texture/grain' but is a completely unrelated noun.
decide; choose; determine; settle; fix; appoint · clinch (a victory); decide (the outcome) · persist in doing; go through with · always do; have made a habit of · take for granted; assume · dress up; dress to kill; dress to the nines · carry out successfully (a move, pose, etc.); succeed in doing · immobilize with a double-arm lock (sumo, judo, etc.) · eat or drink something; take illegal drugs
decision; agreement; arrangement
decider; person who decides · decisive factor; clincher; key; trump card; conclusive evidence
arbitrarily decide; fix upon one-sidedly; jump to conclusions · scold; take to task; dress down
assume; take for granted; jump to the conclusion · pretend to be; pose as; feign · persist in doing; go through with; make up one's mind to do
Standard, high-priority spelling for the noun and suffix meaning a decided rule, arrangement, or act/result of deciding.
Attested variant spelling. It is much less common as a standalone form, but is encountered in fixed compounds such as 月極め.
Nominalized stem きめ of 決める, meaning to decide, fix, or settle. The 極め spelling is a attested variant associated with fixing or settling terms, but the modern standard spelling for this word is 決め.
final color selection; color decision
deciding the dealer
signature phrase; catchphrase; trademark line
targeting; pinpointing; deciding on a specific target · selective hitting; swinging only at certain pitches · forced move; having no choice in a move
deciding by oneself; arbitrary decision · taking for granted; assuming
index hole; positioning hole
signature pose; trademark pose