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確認

かくにん

confirmation

Mnemonic

You check the booking once more, then once again, the way a ninja にん checks a door before he goes through it: かくにん.

Worth knowing

確認する is one of the most common words in Japanese office life. Checking a thing before it goes wrong.

Built from

certain, confirm
石 a stone on the left, solid enough to be sure of.
recognise, accept
言 speech + 忍 endure

Words sharing these kanji

certainly, surely, if I'm not mistaken... certain, secure to check, to make sure of accurate, precise firm belief, conviction to recognize, to approve, to accept recognition, acknowledgment

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