No. 3,486 in Japanese
確
"確" means "certain," "sure," or "firm."
In a sentence
その情報が確かかどうか、確認したいですね。
I want to verify whether that information is accurate.
In this sentence, 確か (tashika) is used as an adjective meaning 'accurate' or 'reliable'.
彼は確実にその仕事を終えます。
He will definitely finish that job.
Here, 確実 (kakujitsu) is used as a noun meaning 'certainty' or 'reliability', often indicating a high probability.
この事実は確信できます。
I can be confident about this fact.
In this example, 確信 (kakushin) is used as a noun meaning 'belief' or 'conviction', signifying a strong assurance about something.
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