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定める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
定める
BOOST
Reading : さだめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to decide; to establish; to determine
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定める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 29,000 (about 20,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4751 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1587
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 15 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
それ
ほうりつ
法律
さだ
めている
ことである
It is what the law ordains.
かみ
にんげん
人間
みな
もの
さだ
めた

God has ordained that all men shall die.
ほうてい
法定
こうけん
後見
せいど
制度
みんぽう
民法
さだ
められている

Statutory guardianship is specified by the Civil Code.
さだめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 179,000 (about 400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 15 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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テイ   ジョウ   determined   さだ decidedly, truly   さだめる to decide, determine   さだまる to be determined   
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ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
roof   
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