Lingaku確か【たしか】
Frequency rank: 827.
- sure; certain; positive; definite
- reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
- If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 確か【たしか】Frequency rank: 827.
- 確【たしか】Frequency rank: 35,666. – 36,081.
- 慥か【たしか】
- たしかFrequency rank: 4,419. – 4,423.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- sure; certain; positive; definite
- reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
- If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
This usage expresses a state of certainty or assurance about something. It is often employed when someone is confident in their belief or opinion.
This meaning highlights the reliability or correctness of an object, information, or person. It can be used to refer to something that can be trusted.
This expression is used when someone is expressing a thought that they are unsure about, indicating that they are trying to recall information accurately.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- かくじつ確実なこと．.しっかりしているさま．.はっきりしているさま．.
- まちがい間違いがないこと．.かくしょう確証があること．.
- うじすじょう氏素性やみもと身元などにふしん不審なてん点がなくしんよう信用がおけること．.
- ぎのう技能がたかく高くしんらい信頼がおけること．.
- めいりょう明瞭にかんしゅ感取できる．.はっきりとした．.
- しょうき正気であること．.しっかりしていること．.
- まちがい間違いがないことをあいて相手にほしょう保証する．.
- わしゃ話者のなっとく納得やどうい同意、さんい賛意、こうてい肯定をしめす示す．.
- きごう（いっぱん一般）
- じょうほ譲歩．.ぶぶんてき部分的などうい同意をしめして示してぎゃくせつ逆接をみちびく導く．.
- だんげん断言はできないが、そうきおく記憶しているようす様子．.すいそく推測ではなく、あいまいなきおく記憶をあらわす表す．.
Example sentences
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The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.
Certainly there are downsides to leadership by coercion and force.
It certainly feels smooth when you run the shaver over your skin.
"Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her." "Thought you'd agree."
At that time the snow plow was certainly our hero.
Of course. Now that you say that, certainly Ms Tanaka wasn't shot even once in the mock battles.
"Let's see, you're ... er, um ... M-" "You're wrong from the first letter!!"
Yes. I'm pretty sure there are complimentary tickets that haven't been used somewhere.
The first 'that time of the month' I seem to remember worrying that I was ill, without telling anybody, for two days.
I had a nagging feeling that the atmosphere resembled somebody and, now that you mention it, yes, you're right. Certainly ZZ TOP had this kind of feel.
"You're right, certainly you don't seem to have been into it today." "Eh! You can tell that sort of thing?"
Are you certain that you lost your book, or did you merely misplace it?
It is certain that the plane will reach there on time.
Little as we know about her origins, we can at least be sure that she is a pilot of Evangelion.