8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

determine, fix, establish, decide

Kun'yomi
  • to decide ②to establish ③to bring peace (to)
  • to become settled
  • definite
On'yomi
  • テイ
  • ジョウ
    certainty ②regular ③samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Nanori
  • さた

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

determine, fix, establish
テイ ジョウ さだ.める (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Contained In

Common Words

denial ②negation ③NOT operation
establishment ②options setting
affirmation ②affirmative
designation
specific ②specifying
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References

Unicode hex code 5B9A
JIS X 0208 1-36-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1296
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1323
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7109
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.14
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 388
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m5.8
Four corner code 3080.1
De Roo Code 770