Today’s Kanji is “定” (sada-meru); Kanji for “to decide”.
Handwritten Kanji “定” (sada-meru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “定”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 定 | テイ ジョウ さだ-める さだ-まる さだ-か | tei jou sada-meru sada-maru sada-ka | 8 | 宀 | to decide |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “定”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 定食 | ていしょく | Teishoku | Set meal |
| 定規 | じょうぎ | Jōgi | Ruler |
| 目標を定める | もくひょうをさだめる | Mokuhyō o sadameru | Set goals |
定める（さだめる）= to determine, to decide, to set, to take aim at