定 Determine

Radical Combination

• 宀

  Roof
• 疋

  Coat Rack

Meaning

Primary

Determine

Mnemonic

You build a roof over your coat rack because you determine that this is the best way to protect your coats from the elements.

Hints

Think back on all the experiments and calculations you did to determine this. You tested all kinds of things — umbrellas, awnings, tarps — but ultimately you determined that only a roof would suffice.

Readings

On’yomi

てい, じょう

Kun’yomi

さだ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Why did you determine your coat rack needed a roof? Because your coat pockets are full of tater (てい) tots! You can't afford to let your tater tots get rained on, so you determined they needed to be properly sheltered with a roof.

Hints

Stick your hands into your coat pockets and feel those crispy, toasty taters. You're not gonna let them come to any harm.