# 確 make certain

石 (rock) + (swan) + (crown)
★★★★☆
15 strokes

## Onyomi

KAKU |

## Mnemonic

| Please make certain that the swan's COCK is hard as a rock. (the swan with the hardest COCK gets to wear the crown) (it's not how I personally would decide the future of the monarchy, but then I'm not Japanese)

## Kunyomi

たし*か ( な ) | probably ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

確認(かくにん) する | double-check ★★★★☆ 確 (make certain) + 認 (admit) = 確認 (double-check) to double-check something.
確率(かくりつ) | probability ★★☆☆☆ 確 (make certain) + 率 (ratio) = 確率 (probability)
確実(かくじつ) | certainty ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 確 (make certain) + 実 (truth) = 確実 ( certainty) certainty. This is never used as a verb. You'd never say 確実する。

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
勧 | recommend | STRONG | 力
観 | point of view | SEE | 見
権 | rights | TREE | 木
確 | make certain | ROCK | 石

TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:

I recommend you get STRONGER.

You SEE things from your point of view .

But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.

Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.

## Synonyms

make sure of 確認する 確実に
precise, strict, 几帳面な 厳密 厳格 正確 正確 精巧 厳重 きちんと 明確に