Kanji details for

 
Uses 12 strokes
Taught in Junior high

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- start with 硬
- end with 硬
- contain 硬
stiff, hard
KUN:
  • かた.い
    kata.i
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
Written with 12 strokes
Taught in Junior high
Radicals:
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
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

noun
1.
coin
2.
hard currency
See also:軟貨

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
hardening, vulcanization, vulcanisation, sclerosis, curing
See also:軟化 (antonym)
2.
hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.), stiffening, toughening
See also:軟化 (antonym)
3.
upturn (in the market), firming up
See also:軟化 (antonym)
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