Kanji 定: "determine, fix, establish"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 定

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 予よ定ていplans; arrangement; schedule; program
• 否ひ定ていdenial; negation; repudiation; disavowal · negation
• 決けっ定ていdecision; determination
• 設せっ定ていestablishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.) · options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup
• 安あん定ていstability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium · stable
• 特とく定ていspecific; particular; designated; special · specifying; designating; identifying; pinpointing
• 想そう定ていhypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation
• 指し定ていdesignation; specification; assignment; appointment
• 一いっ定ていto fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize · constant; definite; uniform; defined
• 定さだめるto decide; to determine · to establish; to lay down; to prescribe; to provide
• 固こ定ていfixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing; anchoring · fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same
• 肯こう定ていaffirmation · affirmative

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