- 確認 — confirmation
- 確実 — certainty
- 正確 — accurate
- 確保 — secure; obtain
- 確率 — probability
- 確信 — conviction; confidence
確 combines 石 (stone; firmness) with a phonetic element (各/寉 → カク), conveying the sense of something solid and reliable — thus “certain,” “sure,” and by extension “to verify/confirm.”
もう一度 確認してください。
Please check (confirm) one more time.
この情報は 確実ですか?
Is this information certain?