Japanese symbol for “fix”

一定

いってい

Romaji: ittei

to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize

In Japanese, fix is 一定, read いってい (ittei).

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Meanings

vi, vs, vt to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize
adj-no constant; definite; uniform; defined; certain; prescribed

Kanji and stroke order

一

one, one radical (no.1)

on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ

1 strokes · JLPT 4

定

determine, fix, establish

on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fix”

Word	Reading	Meaning
修正	しゅうせい shuusei	amendment; correction; revision
決める	きめる kimeru	to decide; to choose; to determine
直す	なおす naosu	to repair; to mend; to fix
期す	きす kisu	to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set
据える	すえる sueru	to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
一緒	いっしょ issho	(doing) together
一番	いちばん ichiban	number one; first; first place
一つ	ひとつ hitotsu	one
一般	いっぱん ippan	general; universal
一部	いちぶ ichibu	one part; one portion; one section
一方	いっぽう ippou	one (esp. of two); the other; one way
予定	よてい yotei	plans; arrangement; schedule
決定	けってい kettei	decision; determination