Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of けじめを付ける(けじめをつける) in Japanese

けじめを付ける
Kana Reading
けじめをつける
Romaji
kejimewotsukeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction
    Example sentence
    、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲」「コラ。幾ら親戚はいえ、先輩医師よ?院内ちゃんとケジメをつけなさい Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz. "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
    Example sentence
    公私のけじめをつけなければいけません We should draw the line between public and private affairs.

Examples of けじめを付ける, けじめをつける in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
けじめを付ける
Plain Polite
けじめを付けます
Negative
けじめを付けない
Negative Polite
けじめを付けません

Past

Plain
けじめを付けた
Plain Polite
けじめを付けました
Negative
けじめを付けなかった
Negative Polite
けじめを付けませんでした

Te

Plain
けじめを付けて
Plain Polite
けじめを付けまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
けじめを付けられる
Plain Polite
けじめを付けられます
Negative
けじめを付けられない
Negative Polite
けじめを付けられません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

5 strokes

adhere, attach, refer to, append

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき

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