Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

    僕は的に向けて銃のねらいを定めた。
    I aimed my gun at the target.

Also written ねらいを定める【ねらいをさだめる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

aim at, sight, shadow, stalk

Kun
ねら.うねら.い
On
ショ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
745 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3g5.3The Kanji Dictionary
4721.0Four corner code
2973deroo
72d9Unicode hex code
1-33-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2877Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3567New Nelson (John Haig)
406Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
304Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2344Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1917Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1887A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
20347Morohashi
1136Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1797Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju1Pinyin reading
jeo, cheoKorean reading
37WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

determine, fix, establish, decide

Kun
さだ.めるさだ.まるさだ.か
On
テイジョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
48 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 9

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Used in names as

さた

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3m5.8The Kanji Dictionary
3080.1Four corner code
770deroo
5b9aUnicode hex code
1-36-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1296Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1323New Nelson (John Haig)
2229New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2770Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1420Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1916Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
382Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
408Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
62A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
677Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
218Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7109Morohashi
351A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
355Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
356Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
474sakade
464Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
371henshall3
308Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
93crowley
289Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
473Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
388Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ding4Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level