Onyomi: カク, コウ · Kunyomi: たし.か, たし.かめる · Meanings: assurance, clear, confirm, evident, firm, hard, solid, tight
Kanji for assurance, clear, confirm, evident, firm
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確 is formed from the stone radical 石 on the left, and the character 隹 on the right. The stone radical represents firmness or something solid, while 隹 originally represents a small bird, symbolizing precision or attention. Together, they express the idea of something solid and precise. From this, 確 came to mean certain, accurate, or assured.
確 shows something solid and precise, meaning certain or accurate.
確 is used when something is reliable, accurate, or certain. Remember 確 as something firmly established and precise.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 確か | たしか | sure, certain, positive, definite | common JLPT-N4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 確 | かく | certain, definite | 'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle |
| 確率 | かくりつ | probability, likelihood, chances | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 確り | しっかり | tightly (holding on), firmly, securely | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb |
| 確かめる | たしかめる | to make sure, to check, to ascertain, to confirm, to verify | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 確認 | かくにん | confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 確実 | かくじつ | certain, sure, definite, reliable, sound, solid, safe, secure | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 確信 | かくしん | conviction, belief, confidence | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 確立 | かくりつ | establishment, settlement | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 確保 | かくほ | securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |