Search Terms: 硬*
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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
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
•
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
expression
•
let's put formalities aside, let's not speak so stiffly
Other readings:
硬いことは言いっこなし【かたいことはいいっこなし】
、固いことは言いっこなし【かたいことはいいっこなし】