| Kanji | 確 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カク、コウ | 
| Kunyomi | たし.か、たし.かめる | 
| English | assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident | 
| Examples | 適確(てっかく): precise; accurate 確実(かくじつ): certainty; reliability; soundness 確保(かくほ): guarantee; maintain; ensure; insure; secure; reservation 明確(めいかく): clear; precise; definite; distinct 確か(たしか): (1) certain; sure; definite (2) if I'm not mistaken; if I remember correctly 確認(かくにん): affirmation; confirmation; validation 確立(かくりつ): (1) establishment; settlement (2) to establish; to settle 確定(かくてい): (1) decision; settlement (2) definition 確率(かくりつ): probability; likelihood; chances 確信(かくしん): conviction; belief; confidence 確かめる(たしかめる): to ascertain; to check; to make sure 正確(せいかく): accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious 確り(しっかり): firmly; tightly; reliable; level-headed; steady | 
| JLPT Level | 3 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 5 | 
| Frequency | 252 | 
| Components | 石: stone 隺: bird flying; high ambition | 
| Number of Strokes | 15 | 
| Kanji Radical | 石 | 
| Radical Number | 112 | 
| Radical Strokes | 5 | 
| Radical Reading | いし・いしへん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | assurance | 
| Koohii Story 1 | To assure that no one will get into the Turkey coop, put a huge rock in the entrance! | 
| Koohii Story 2 | You´ve heard the expression "killing two birds with one stone." (一石二鳥 is-seki-ni-chou). We´ll, there´s another one that roughly translates as "killing an entire coop with a giant boulder. " That´s the method that hunters use when they want absolute assurance of taking home a bird. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 609 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq251-500
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