定 — decide, determine, fix

さだめる定 decide

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+5B9A Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #48 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #408 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

decide
determine
fix
establish

word

さだ sada Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

定(さだ) める sadameru to decide 定(さだ) か sadaka definite 定(さだ) まる sadamaru to be settled 定(さだ) め sadame rule

てい tei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

予(よ) 定(てい) yotei plan 決(けっ) 定(てい) kettei decision 安(あん) 定(てい) antei stability 指(し) 定(てい) shitei designation 一(いっ) 定(てい) ittei fixed 定(てい) 期(き) teiki regular 想(そう) 定(てい) soutei assumption 定(てい) 着(ちゃく) teichaku settlement

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

定(じょう) jou law 案(あん) の定(じょう) annojou as expected 勘(かん) 定(じょう) kanjou bill

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宀 roof

疋 bolt of cloth

Used as component in (2)

じょう錠 lock たん綻 be rent

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#40 宀 roof

定 — decide, determine, fix

Meanings

word

さだ sada Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

てい tei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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定 — decide, determine, fix

Meanings

word

さだ sada Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

てい tei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

しょう ・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).