Hanja Analyzer
定

定 — jeong

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
정할 정
Romanization
jeong
English
decide, settle, fix
Mandarin
dìng
Japanese on'yomi
テイ, ジョウ, チョウ
Japanese kun'yomi
さだ.める さだ.まる さだ.か
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 3
Newspaper frequency
#48 of 2,500
Strokes
8
Radical
宀 (40, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
正
Unicode
U+5B9A

Parts that make up 定

  • 宀 지붕집과 집 안에서 일어나는 일
  • 疋 필(匹) 필, 밭 소 무릎 아래 발발, 그리고 옷감을 세는 단위

How 定 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 定 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 宀, 正.

Korean example words with 定

  • 소정所定 Korean gloss: 정해진 바
  • 신정新定 Korean gloss: 새로 정함
  • 정혼定婚 Korean gloss: 혼인을 정함
  • 법정法定 Korean gloss: 법률로 규정함
  • 정각定刻 Korean gloss: 정하여진 시각
  • 특정特定 Korean gloss: 특별히 지정함
  • 부정不定 Korean gloss: 일정하지 아니함
  • 미정未定 Korean gloss: 아직 정하지 못함
  • 필정必定 Korean gloss: 반드시 그렇게 됨
  • 기정旣定 Korean gloss: 이미 결정되어 있음
  • 월정月定 Korean gloss: 달마다 정하여 놓음
  • 정형定型 Korean gloss: 일정한 형식이나 틀

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 定

  • 決定けってい decision; determination
  • 予定よてい plans; arrangement; schedule
  • 協定きょうてい arrangement; pact; agreement
  • 安定あんてい stability; steadiness; consistency
  • 暫定ざんてい provisional; temporary; tentative
  • 定数ていすう fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant
  • 一定いってい to fix; to settle; to standardize
  • 規定きてい stipulation; prescription; provision
  • 指定してい designation; specification; assignment
  • 定期ていき fixed period; fixed term; regular
  • 特定とくてい specific; particular; designated
  • 制定せいてい enactment; establishment; creation

Characters sharing the phonetic 正

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “정”

Other hanja with radical 宀

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