This week’s #kanji is #確, which is listed under its semantic element of #いしへん（石）. Its phonetic element is 隺, which has the meaning of “being hard”, so what does 確 mean then?
Meaning: certain, solid
Reading: カク、たし
確実（カクジツ）（な）: certain, sure, definite
確信（カクシン）する: to believe firmly, to be convinced
確定（カクテイ）する: to be confirmed, to become definite, to decide (on…), to settle
確認（カクニン）する: to confirm, to affirm, to check
確保（カクホ）する: to secure, to get hold of, to ensure
確立（カクリツ）する: to establish, to set up, to fi
正確（セイカク）（な）: accurate, precise, exact
明確（メイカク）（な）: clear and accurate, definite, well-defined
確（たし）か（な）: sure, certain, reliable
確（たし）かめる: to check to authenticate, to ensure
- いしへん
