確 make certain

石 (rock) + (swan) + (crown)
★★★★☆
15 strokes

Onyomi

KAKU

Mnemonic

Please make certain that the swan's COCK is hard as a rock. (the swan with the hardest COCK gets to wear the crown)

(it's not how I personally would decide the future of the monarchy, but then I'm not Japanese)

Kunyomi

たし*か ( な ) probably
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

確認(かくにん) する

double-check ★★★★☆
確 (make certain) + 認 (admit) = 確認 (double-check)

to double-check something.

確率(かくりつ)

probability ★★☆☆☆
確 (make certain) + 率 (ratio) = 確率 (probability)

確実(かくじつ)

certainty ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
確 (make certain) + 実 (truth) = 確実 ( certainty)

certainty. This is never used as a verb. You'd never say 確実する。

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
勧 recommend STRONG 力
観 point of view SEE 見
権 rights TREE 木
確 make certain ROCK 石

TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:

I recommend you get STRONGER.

You SEE things from your point of view .

But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.

Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.

Synonyms

make sure of
確認する    確実に   
precise,  strict,
几帳面な    厳密    厳格    正確    正確    精巧    厳重    きちんと 明確に