Quick answer
定 is the kanji for "Fix". Its reading is さだ.める (sadameru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Fix
Also : Decide · Determine · Establish
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 定 represents 'DETERMINE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of determine.
On-reading: てい — remember this sound by associating it with determine. Kun-reading: さだ.める.
Example Sentences
会議の日程が決定しました。
かいぎのにっていがけっていしました。
The meeting schedule was decided.
定期的に健康診断を受けています。
ていきてきにけんこうしんだんをうけています。
I have regular health checkups.
Vocabulary using 定
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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