The kanji 定: meaning, readings and stroke order
定
- Meaning
- set, fix
- On reading
- テイ tei、ジョウ jou
- Kun reading
- さだ(める) sadameru、さだ(まる) sadamaru、さだ(か) sadaka
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 roof
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- định ra, cố định (định)
- Japanese
- きめる。きまって かわらない。
- Korean
- 정하다 (정)
- Chinese
- 确定、固定
Readings, words and example sentences
テイ tei · on reading
決定
decision
行き先が 決定しました。
We have decided where to go.
ジョウ jou · on reading · less common
定石
the usual way, standard move
これが 定石の やり方です。
This is the usual way to do it.
さだ(める) sadameru · kun reading
定める
to set, to make (rules)
組の きまりを 定めます。
We make the rules for our class.
さだ(まる) sadamaru · kun reading
定まる
to be decided
行き先が やっと 定まりました。
We have finally decided where to go.
さだ(か) sadaka · kun reading · less common
定か
clear, certain
その 人の 名前は 定かでは ありません。
I am not sure what that person's name is.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.