据
据·set, lay a foundation, install
- On-yomi
- none
- Kun-yomi
- す.えるす.わる
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 据える | すえる | to set in place, to install |
| 据え付ける | すえつける | to install, to fit |
| 据え置き | すえおき | leaving as is, deferment |
| 見据える | みすえる | to look hard at, to size up |
Example sentences
新しい機械を工場に据えた。
あたらしいきかいをこうじょうにすえた。
We installed the new machine in the factory.
金利は当分据え置きとなった。
きんりはとうぶんすえおきとなった。
Interest rates were left unchanged for the time being.
彼は将来を見据えて勉強している。
かれはしょうらいをみすえてべんきょうしている。
He is studying with his eyes fixed on the future.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 据える is transitive (you set something down); 座る is intransitive (a person sits). 腰を据える uses 据.
- 据え置き is すえおき — common in news about prices and rates.
Memory aid
Picture it
Hand 扌 with 居 (to reside): your hand puts something down in the place where it is going to stay.
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