確たしかめる

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

確かめる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

General verb for verifying facts, checking conditions, or confirming something is correct. Used in everyday and formal contexts.

〈事こと〉かどうかを確たしかめるto check whether something is the case
ドアの鍵かぎがかかっているかどうかを確たしかめた。
I checked whether the door was locked.
〈物もの〉の安あん全ぜんを確たしかめるto confirm the safety of something
橋はしを渡わたる前まえに安あん全ぜんを確たしかめた。
I made sure it was safe before crossing the bridge.
もう一いち度ど確たしかめるto double-check; to verify once more
心しん配ぱいだったので、もう一いち度ど確たしかめた。
I was worried, so I double-checked.
〈物もの〉を目めで確たしかめるto confirm something with one's own eyes
自じ分ぶんの目めで結けっ果かを確たしかめたかった。
I wanted to see the result with my own eyes to be sure.

確かく認にんN4
確認する is more formal and often used for official or procedural checking, while 確かめる is used more broadly in everyday personal verification.
調しらべるN5
調べる means to investigate or look something up from scratch, while 確かめる means to confirm something you already suspect or partly know.
糺ただす
確かめる is the common, everyday word for checking or verifying something, while 糺す is more formal and often implies a careful or official investigation into the truth.
試ためすN3
確かめる means to check or confirm a fact, while 試す means to try something to see how it performs.

疑うたがうN3
疑う means to doubt or suspect something is false, while 確かめる means to check and confirm that it is true.

確たしかめるUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
たしかめるUsage17%
慥たしかめるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 確かめる.

Derived from the adjective 確か (たしか, 'certain') + verb-forming suffix める, meaning 'to make certain'.