確
カク, コウ, たし.か, たし.かめる

assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident

JLPT3 G5 S15 F252

隺 combines 隹 short, squat bird + 冖 cover that obscures → bird obscured by a covering/overhanging object. 確 is as per 隺# (framing object that obscures/is obscured) + 石 stone → obscuring stone wall. *Verify*; *ascertain*, *certain*, *positive*, *reliable* and *sound* (of mind/health) are borrowed meanings.

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