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N4 · 8 strokes · — · Irodori #91 · Starter L18
定
decide, determine, establish, fix
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Readings
- On’yomi
- ジョウ、テイ
- Kun’yomi
- さだ・か、さだ・まる、さだ・める
Example words
予定表
よていひょう
schedule board
定休日
ていきゅうび
closed every ~
予定
よてい
plans
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
Roof (宀) + correct (正) — setting things right under a roof; to fix/decide.
Components
Remember "fix, determine" (定) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
予定 (よてい) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 予定 (よてい) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: さだ・か、さだ・まる、さだ・める — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: ジョウ、テイ — common in compound words (熟語).