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定 means 'determined'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 93   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-1    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 8    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 178 words   Used in 1039 words   Used in 768 names   Component in 10 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   テイ   ジョウ
Kun
   さだ decidedly, truly   さだめる to decide, determine   さだまる to be determined
Name    さた
⿱   roof   roll of cloth; bolt of cloth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 定 is used 53 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 定 is used 1010 times, read 3 ways.
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テイ : 910 words FIND ALL
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plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
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ジョウ : 82 words FIND ALL
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1. calculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count
2. bill; check; account; payment (of a bill); settlement (of an account)
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さだ : 18 words FIND ALL
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to decide; to establish; to determine
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An additional さだ.める less common words include 定 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 371 (originally: 351)  Joy o' Kanji : 351  Key to Kanji: 765 

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テイ   ジョウ   determined   さだ decidedly, truly   さだめる to decide, determine   さだまる to be determined   
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ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
roof   
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