Kanji details for 硬
硬
Common kanji
stiff, hard
KUN:
- かた.いkata.i
ON:
- コウkou
Example words(showing 1-10 of 101 results)
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
Other readings:
固い【かたい】
、堅い【かたい】
、緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
na-adjective, noun
•
firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, tough, hard-line
noun
1.
hard-liners, diehards, hawks
noun, na-adjective
2.
(young) man with traditionally masculine interests, tough boy, man's man
noun
3.
hard news, reporter who covers political and economic affairs
noun, na-adjective
4.
strait-laced type (with respect to relationships)
noun
5.
bullish traders
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stiffening, rigidity, rigor, stiffness, ossification, petrification
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries
noun
•
firmness, hardness, stiffness, honesty
Other readings:
固さ【かたさ】
、堅さ【かたさ】
noun, no-adjective
•
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
See also:軟式