確

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷

确

🇨🇳

reliable

HSK 10 N2

Abstract →Qualities

què

カク、コウ

たし.か、たし.かめる

확

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 隺 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (確)

石 stone+ 隺 crane =

確 reliable

石 Meaning component

shí stone

stone, rock, mineral

隺 Phonetic component

hú crane

very high

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Simplified (确)

石 stone+ 角 angle =

确 solid

石 Meaning component

shí stone

stone, rock, mineral

角 Phonetic component

jiǎo angle

horn

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Notes

Chinese

确 / 確 [què]

authenticated; solid; firm; real; true

Japanese

確かく同音

adj-tadv-to certain; definite

確か、確 (irreg.) 、慥か (rare) たしか同音

adj-na sure; certain; positive; definite
adj-na reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
adverb If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (4)

その会社は確たる理由もなく、彼を不採用にしました。

The company turned him down for no apparent reason.

彼が間違っているのは確かです。

It is certain that he is wrong.

私はそのニュースを確かな筋から得た。

I got the news from a reliable source.

これは確か淡水魚だと思います。

I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.

Japanese Names

確あきら

Akira female given name

確かく

Kaku unclassified name

確かたし

Katashi given name

確つよし

Tsuyoshi male given name

CHINESE WORDS (41)

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JAPANESE WORDS (177)

⭐ 確かめる [たしかめる] #1,146

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KOREAN WORDS (21)

확인 #1,756

check; affirmation; confirmation; verification

확신 #15,125

belief; conviction; confidence

미확인 #20,957

being unconfirmed

확보 #24,843

securing; obtaining; reserve

inaccuracy; incorrectness

불확실

being uncertain; being unsure

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