定め

fate, destiny, rule, provision

noun Rare #25,755
fate, destiny
JA: 人の運命は定めだ。
EN: A person's fate is predetermined.
rule, provision A formal rule or decision established by someone in authority.
JA: 法律の定めに従わなければならない。
EN: You must follow the provisions of the law.

兵士定め

Such is the fate of a soldier!

— 鶴は翔んでゆく (1957)

運命の定め

As fate would have it.

— セッション (2014)

定め

Fate, huh...

— 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)

あんな美人あのアホ世の定めってもんさ

A beauty like her ending up with that idiot—such is fate.

— いまを生きる (1989)

腐海のほとりに生きる定めとか

The fate of those who live on the shores of the Sea of Corruption, or something.

— 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)

苦しむことは人間の定めである

Suffering is the human condition.

定めなら

If it's fate.

— 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)