確 – assurance, firm, tight

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The kanji 確 means assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カク、コウ (kaku, kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たし.か、たし.かめる (tashika, tashikameru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 石 (no. 112).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カク	kaku
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	たし.か	tashika
Kun’yomi	たし.かめる	tashikameru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 石 (Kangxi radical 112). Components: 口・石・宀・隹.

Words using 確

確かたしかsure正確せいかくaccurate確実かくじつcertain確認かくにんconfirmation明確めいかくclear確かめるたしかめるto make sure確率かくりつprobability的確てきかくaccurate適確てきかくaccurate確信かくしんconviction確定かくていdecision確保かくほsecuring確立かくりつestablishment

Example sentences

彼が間違っているのは確かです。

It is certain that he is wrong.

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私はそのニュースを確かな筋から得た。

I got the news from a reliable source.

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これは確か淡水魚だと思います。

I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.

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Kanji with the same radical

研石破硬砂礎砲砕磨碁磁碑碗

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