15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident

Kun'yomi
  • sure ②reliable ③If I'm not mistaken
  • to ascertain
On'yomi
  • カク
    certain
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たしたしかめる 61.7%
カク 38.3%

Character Breakdown

assurance, firm, tight
たし.か カク コウ (5th, N3)
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
bird flying, high ambition
コク カク あ.がる
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 78BA
JIS X 0208 1-19-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3217
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4039
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1228
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1571
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 830
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1135
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 567
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 609
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 395
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2305
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 661
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24366
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 634
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 603
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 613
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 570
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 767
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 664
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 805
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 343
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 803
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1409
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 574
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5a10.3
Four corner code 1461.4
De Roo Code 3375