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What does the kanji 確 mean?

確 means certainty; confirmation, accuracy. On'yomi カク、コウ. Kun'yomi たし.か、たし.かめる.

Quick facts
On'yomiカク、コウ
Kun'yomiたし.か、たし.かめる
Strokes15
Main radical石
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi カク、コウKun'yomi たし.か、たし.かめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

certainty; confirmation, accuracy

Memory hook

The hard stone (石) beside the bird (隹) gives a feeling of firmness — CERTAIN, ACCURATE.

Main radical

石stone 5 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Common words

  • 正確せいかくaccurate, precise
  • 確かたしかcertain, sure; if I recall correctly
  • 確実かくじつcertain, reliable
  • 確かめるたしかめるto confirm, to check to be sure

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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