Definition of 硬い (かたい)

adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
See also:砕けた (antonym)
Other readings:
固い【かたい】
堅い【かたい】
緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
Related Kanji
stiff, hard
harden, set, clot, curdle
strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
硬い
かたい
katai
硬いです
かたいです
kataidesu
硬くない
かたくない
katakunai
硬くありません
かたくありません
katakuarimasen

硬くないです
かたくないです
katakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
硬かった
かたかった
katakatta
硬かったです
かたかったです
katakattadesu
硬くなかった
かたくなかった
katakunakatta
硬くありませんでした
かたくありませんでした
katakuarimasendeshita

硬くなかったです
かたくなかったです
katakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
硬かろう
かたかろう
katakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
硬いだろう
かたいだろう
kataidarou
te-form
硬くて
かたくて
katakute
Adverb
硬く
かたく
kataku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
硬ければ
かたければ
katakereba
硬くなければ
かたくなければ
katakunakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 75 results)

It is hard frozen

くつ
あた
新しい
あい
かた
固い
Shoes are stiff when they are new

Don't eat hard foods

かれ
わた
かた
固く
あくしゅ
握手
He gave me a firm hand grasp

This bed is too hard to sleep in

This steak is too tough

Please don't stand on ceremony

The ice is too hard to crack

かのじょ
彼女
じしょく
辞職
かた
固く
けっしん
決心
She was set on quitting

Boil the eggs hard

Please don't boil the eggs so hard

みず
とうけつ
凍結
かた
固く
Water becomes solid when it freezes

This lid is too tight for me to open

The meat cuts tough

いけ
かた
硬く
The pond was frozen hard

えんぴつ
鉛筆
ほん
いっぽん
一本
かた
堅く
いっぽん
一本
Here are two pencils: one is hard, and the other soft

Jelly sets as it cools

たま
かた
硬く
I hard-boiled an egg

Do you think this jelly's firm enough to eat yet

わた
かた
固い
ゆうじょ
友情
かれ
I am bound to him by a close friendship
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