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据

set
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキョ
Kun readingす.える、す.わる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. setRtK
    彼は度胸を据えて外人に話し掛けた。He mustered up his courage to talk to a foreigner.tatoeba
    彼は腰を据えて仕事に取り掛かった。He settled down to his work.tatoeba
  2. lay a foundation
  3. install
  4. equip
  5. squat down
  6. sit down
  1. to place (in position)
  2. to fix
  3. to set (e.g. table)
  4. to lay (foundation)
  5. to install

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · reside · flag (方) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1144

Compound words

据えるすえる
to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation); to install
据え置きすえおき
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
据え付けるすえつける
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
据膳すえぜん
meal set before one
拮据きっきょ
diligence
据え膳すえぜん
meal set before one
居据わるいすわる
to remain
据え置くすえおく
to leave as it is
据付けるすえつける
to install
打据えるうちすえる
to strike (someone) down
見据えるみすえる
to stare fixedly at
灸を据えるきゅうをすえる
to rake over the coals
据えつけるすえつける
to install
切り据えるきりすえる
to cut down an enemy
打ち据えるうちすえる
to strike (someone) down
肚を据えるはらをすえる
to make up one's mind

Additional Examples

彼はその仕事に腰を据えている。
He has settled down to the job.tatoeba
招待もしていないのに息子の友達がおしかけてきて二週間も居据わった。
My son's friend imposed himself on us for two weeks.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 据

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step