決め込む

きめこむ

Also written 決めこむ, 決込む, 極め込む

Meanings

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

Kanji

• 決 decide. Read as きめる.
• 込 into. Read as こむ.

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.

Common phrases

• だんまりを決め込む

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