certain / confirm
N3- Onyomi
- カク
- Kunyomi
- たし(か)
- Stroke count
- 15
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 確 down and you get 石 (stone) — a rock sitting at the foot of a cliff, and beside it 寉 (sheltered bird) — a short-tailed bird tucked in under a low cover. Picture a large stone, put 確 inside it, and let that scene stand for "certain" — certain / confirm. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 15
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は15画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 15 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
確保
kakuho
securing
確かめる
tashikameru
to confirm
確実
kakujitsu
certain
正確
seikaku
accurate
明確
meikaku
clear
確認
kakunin
confirmation
Example sentences (5)
会議室を先に確保しました。
かいぎしつ を さき に かくほ しました。
kaigishitsu o saki ni kakuho shimashita.
I secured the meeting room in advance.
人が増えたので、もっと広い場所を確保する必要があります。
ひと が ふえた ので、もっと ひろい ばしょ を かくほ する ひつよう が あります。
hito ga fueta node, motto hiroi basho o kakuho suru hitsuyou ga arimasu.
Since the number of people has grown, we need to secure a bigger space.
出発の前に時間を確かめました。
しゅっぱつ の まえ に じかん を たしかめました。
shuppatsu no mae ni jikan o tashikamemashita.
I made sure of the time before departure.
分からないことは、そのままにしないで確かめたほうがいいです。
わからない こと は、その まま に しないで たしかめた ほう が いい です。
wakaranai koto wa, sono mama ni shinaide tashikameta hou ga ii desu.
Rather than leaving things you do not understand, it is better to check them.
この方法のほうが確実です。
この ほうほう の ほう が かくじつ です。
kono houhou no hou ga kakujitsu desu.
This method is more reliable.