漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
定: determine, fix
Also: establish, decide
JLPT N38 strokesGrade 3Your ink: 白 Not met
宀 carries the meaning · 疋 gives the sound
8 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
テイtei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 定価ていかlist price
- 定期券ていきけんcommuter pass
- 定休日ていきゅうびregular holiday
- 指定席していせきreserved seat
- 予定するよていするplan [v.t.]
- 決定するけっていするdecide
- 否定するひていするdeny
- 確定するかくていするfix, settle (e.g. plan)
- 安定するあんていするbecome stable
ジョウjou · on'yomi
- 案の定あんのじょうsure enough
さだめるsadameru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 定めるさだめるdecide, establish [v.t.]
さだまるsadamaru · kun'yomi
- 定まるさだまるbecome decided [v.i.]
Also read さだか, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)宀 (meaning) + 正 (sound)
Source: Wiktionary, 定 (rev. 92811261), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side定 determine · 宀
vs是 just so · 日In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · dìng
Same form: 定 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 定 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 定 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin dìng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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