定
定 — Determine
determine, fix, establish, decide
On’yomiテイ (tei)
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
Kun’yomiさだめる (sadameru)
Kun’yomiさだまる (sadamaru)
Kun’yomiさだか (sadaka)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 定
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 協定 | きょうてい kyoutei | arrangement; pact; agreement |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 安定 | あんてい antei | stability; steadiness; consistency |
| 暫定 | ざんてい zantei | provisional; temporary; tentative |
| 定数 | ていすう teisuu | fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant |
Study notes
定 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #48 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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