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確定
Meaning in Englishfixed, decision
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What it means
確定 means a state of being definite or finalized, or the act of determining and confirming something to be true or settled.
Main meanings
- definitive state or result, not subject to change
- the act of determining or confirming a fact, often in formal contexts
- in legal, technical, or computational contexts, used to denote a final judgment or conclusion
How to use it
Used in formal and written contexts to indicate that something has been decided or confirmed; used with 確定する to form verbs; common in legal, administrative, and technical language; also appears in daily speech in the past tense 確定した to indicate a completed confirmation or decision.
Variants and close terms
- 確定的 (kakuteiteki) — definitive
- 決定 (kettei) — decision, determination
- 確証 (kakushou) — evidence, confirmation
- 確実 (kakujitsu) — reliable, certain
Composition
- 確 = certainty, truth, reliability
- 定 = fix, decide, establish
- together express fixing the truth as settled or certain
Etymology
kanji-based formation kakutei from 確 and 定, conveying certainty and establishment
Word class
noun, verb (suru-verb)
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N1
限定
gentei
limit, restriction
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国定
kokutei
state-sponsored, national
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固定
kotei
fixation, fixing (e.g., salary, capital)
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定まる
sadamaru
to become settled, to be fixed
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定める
sadameru
to decide, to determine
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改定
kaitei
reform
N1
確信
kakushin
conviction, confidence
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確保
kakuho
guarantee, insure, secure
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確立
kakuritsu
establishment
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