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決め込む

きめこむ

Readings

きめこむ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5m, vtto take for granted; to assume; to be convinced (that); to jump to the conclusion (that)
  2. 2.
    v5m, vtto pretend (to be); to pose (as); to fancy oneself (to be); to feign (e.g. ignorance)
  3. 3.
    v5m, vtto go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing; to make up one's mind

Kanji breakdown

決
N47 strokesGrade 3
込
N45 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

本人は唯我独尊を決め込んでいるようだけども、周りから見れば単なるわがままだよね。

He's completely convinced of his own greatness but to the people around him he's just a selfish jerk.

私は、議論が終わるのを辛抱強く待つことに決め込んだ。

I decided to bide my time and wait for the argument to finish.

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決め込むきめこむ

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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