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確か

たしか

certainly, surely, if I'm not mistaken...

Mnemonic

Solid enough to lean on, except that this one wobbles a bit. The meeting is at three. Ta たし, ka か, and she can check it if you want it in writing: たしか.

Worth knowing

確かに means definitely. 確か in front of a statement does the opposite, hedging it: fairly sure, would not swear to it. きっと is confident where 確か hedges.

Built from

certain, confirm
石 a stone on the left, solid enough to be sure of.

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