determine, fix, establish, regulate

About this kanji

The kanji 定, which can mean to determine, fix, establish, or regulate, is commonly used in both nouns and verbs. In verbs, you might encounter the readings さだ.める (to decide) and さだ.まる (to become fixed). As a noun, it appears in useful compounds like 定食 (ていしょく), meaning 'set meal', which you might find in restaurants offering a complete meal at a fixed price. Another common compound is 決定 (けってい), which translates to 'decision', indicating something that has been firmly established. Additionally, 安定 (あんてい) means 'stability', a concept that suggests a state of being secure or steady. Note that 定 often carries a sense of certainty or setting something in place.

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Example sentences

• 会議の時間を定めます。

  I will set the meeting time.

Meanings across languages

English

determine, fix, establish, regulate

Tiếng Việt

định, quy định, ổn định

日本語

決める, 安定する, 確定する

한국어

정하다, 고정, 수립, 규제

中文

确定, 固定, 建立, 调节

id

menentukan, memperbaiki, menetapkan, mengatur

th

กำหนด, แก้ไข, ตั้งค่า, ควบคุม

es

determinar, fijar, establecer, reglamentar

fr

déterminer, fixer, établir, réguler

de

bestimmen, festlegen, einrichten, regulieren

pt

determinar, fixar, estabelecer, regular

Common compounds

• 定食ていしょくset meal
• 決定けっていdecision, determination
• 安定あんていstability, calm