noun, takes する

  1. fixing (in place), being fixed (in place), securing, anchoring, fastening down.
  2. fixing (e.g. salary, capital), keeping the same.
  3. Biology term.fixation (histology).

noun

Messages.net-sl, abbreviation.
  1. user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously).
  2. user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
固定 こてい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

harden, set, clot
かた.める コ (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
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)