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Kanji Information Sheet for 定 (
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Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: fix roof correctly
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #48 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #48 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 安定 [あんてい]
(adj-na,n,vs) stability; equilibrium [K] [D] [Jisho] - 勘定 [かんじょう]
(n,vs) calculation; counting; consideration; reckoning; settlement of an account; allowance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 決定 [けってい]
(n) decision; determination [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定期 [ていき]
(n) fixed term [K] [D] [Jisho] - 否定 [ひてい]
(n,vs) negation; denial; repudiation [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一定 [いってい]
(adj-no,n,vs) fixed; settled; definite; uniform; regularized; defined; standardized; certain; prescribed [K] [D] [Jisho] - 仮定 [かてい]
(n,vs) assumption; supposition; hypothesis [K] [D] [Jisho] - 肯定 [こうてい]
(n) positive; affirmation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 指定 [してい]
(n,vs) designation; specification; assignment; pointing at [K] [D] [Jisho] - 推定 [すいてい]
(n,vs) presumption; assumption; estimation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 測定 [そくてい]
(n,vs) measurement [K] [D] [Jisho] - 断定 [だんてい]
(n,vs) conclusion; decision [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定員 [ていいん]
(n) fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, etc.) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定価 [ていか]
(n) established price [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定期券 [ていきけん]
(n) commuter pass; season ticket [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定規 [じょうぎ]
(n) (measuring) ruler [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定休日 [ていきゅうび]
(n) regular holiday [K] [D] [Jisho] - 特定 [とくてい]
(adj-na,n,vs) specific; special; particular [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 案の定 [あんのじょう]
(adv,exp,n) sure enough; as usual [K] [D] [Jisho] - 改定 [かいてい]
(n) reform [K] [D] [Jisho] - 確定 [かくてい]
(n,vs) (1) decision; settlement; (2) (math) definition [K] [D] [Jisho] - 規定 [きてい]
(adj-no,n,vs) regulation; provisions [K] [D] [Jisho] - 協定 [きょうてい]
(n) arrangement; pact; agreement [K] [D] [Jisho] - 限定 [げんてい]
(n,vs) limit; restriction [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意思決定 [いしけってい]
(n) decision-making [K] [D] [Jisho] - 鑑定 [かんてい]
(n) judgement; expert opinion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 既定 [きてい]
(n) default; established [K] [D] [Jisho] - 議定書 [ぎていしょ]
(n) protocol [K] [D] [Jisho] - 決定的 [けっていてき]
(adj-na,n) definite; final; decisive; conclusive [K] [D] [Jisho] - 検定 [けんてい]
(n,vs) official certification; approval; inspection [K] [D] [Jisho] - 固定資産 [こていしさん]
fixed assets [K] [D] [Jisho] - 固定費 [こていひ]
(n) fixed cost [K] [D] [Jisho] - 公定 [こうてい]
(n) official (rate) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 公定歩合 [こうていぶあい]
(n) official discount (bank) rate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 査定 [さてい]
(n) assessment; investigation; audit; revision [K] [D] [Jisho] - 裁定 [さいてい]
(n) decision; ruling; award; arbitration [K] [D] [Jisho] - 策定 [さくてい]
(n,vs) decision; settling on [K] [D] [Jisho] - 算定 [さんてい]
(n,vs) calculation; estimation; computation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 暫定 [ざんてい]
(n) tentative [K] [D] [Jisho] - 紳士協定 [しんしきょうてい]
gentlemen's agreement [K] [D] [Jisho] - 選定 [せんてい]
(n,vs) selection [K] [D] [Jisho] - 想定 [そうてい]
(n,vs) hypothesis; supposition; assumption [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定か [さだか]
(adj-na,n) definite; sure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定額 [ていがく]
(n) ration; fixed amount [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定款 [ていかん]
(n) articles of incorporation; company statute [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定期的 [ていきてき]
(adj-na) periodic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定期便 [ていきびん]
(n) regular service [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定期預金 [ていきよきん]
fixed deposit [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定休 [ていきゅう]
(n) regular holiday [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.