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確

assurance
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingカク、コウ
Kun readingたし.か、たし.かめる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. assuranceRtK
    彼は時間に正確なことが自慢だった。He was proud of his punctuality.tatoeba
    父は確かでない。His father's identity isn't known.wiki
  2. firm
  3. tight
  4. hard
  5. solid
  6. confirm
  7. clear
  8. evident
  1. sure
  2. certain
  3. positive
  4. definite
  5. reliable

Popular Usage

確か確実確認正確確率確信確定確保確立

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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stone (石) · rock (石) · turkeyhouse · house · turkey

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 609

Compound words

確かたしか
sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable
確実かくじつ
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound
確認かくにん
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check
正確せいかく
accurate; correct; precise; exact
確率かくりつ
probability; likelihood; chances
確かめるたしかめる
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
確認するかくにんする
to confirm
確保するかくほする
to secure
確立するかくりつする
to establish
確定するかくていする
to decide
確信かくしん
conviction; belief; confidence
確定かくてい
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
確保かくほ
securing; obtaining; ensuring; guarantee; maintaining
確立かくりつ
establishment; settlement
確固かっこ
firm; unshakeable; resolute
確執かくしつ
discord; antagonism
確約かくやく
firm promise; definite promise
的確てきかく
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt
明確めいかく
clear; precise; definite; distinct
当確とうかく
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
再確認さいかくにん
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
不確かふたしか
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
不確実ふかくじつ
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
確言かくげん
assertion

On Reading Examples

その事故がどのように起きたのか、誰も正確に知らなかった。せいかく
No one knew for certain how the accident happened.tatoeba
その会社は確たる理由もなく、彼を不採用にしました。かく
The company turned him down for no apparent reason.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は判断が正確だ。
He is accurate in his judgement.tatoeba
彼は馬の善し悪しを見る目は確かだ。
He is a good judge of horses.tatoeba
彼は成功を確信している。
He is sure of success.tatoeba
中身を確かめている。
He checks the content of the wallet.wiki
敵を確実に排除・無力化させた。
He thereby made sure that his enemies were properly disabled or eliminated.wiki
確実な現存作品は確認されていない。
There are no extant works that can be definitively attributed to Inson.wiki
伝本も確認できない。
No such manuscripts moreover have been identified.wiki
濠は確認されていない。
No moat has been found.wiki
西郷の帰京と方針確定
The retuning to the Kyoto Capital and the confirmation of the policy of Saigowiki
家名を藤波に確定する。
The family name was finally settled as Fujinami.wiki
安定した税収の確保
The securement of stable tax revenue.wiki
定時確保のための努力
Efforts to maintain punctualitywiki
官僚制が確立した。
A bureaucracy was established.wiki
鍼で管鍼法を確立した
Established the method of Kanshin acupuncture (tube acupuncture)wiki

Stroke Order

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