Search Terms: 固*
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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.
lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster
2.
group, crowd
3.
embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification
Other readings:
固まり【かたまり】
、塊まり【かたまり】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fixing (in place), being fixed (in place), securing, anchoring, fastening down
2.
fixing (e.g. salary, capital), keeping the same
3.
fixation (histology)(biology term)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
See also:土を固める (つちをかためる)
2.
to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
3.
to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
See also:身を固める (みをかためる)
4.
to fortify, to reinforce, to support
5.
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)(in the form に身をかためる)
6.
to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
7.
to tie tightly, to fasten
8.
to hold a bow fully drawn
Other readings:
堅める【かためる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
no-adjective, na-adjective
•
characteristic, traditional, peculiar, inherent, native, eigen-
noun
1.
hardening, fortifying
2.
pledge, vow
3.
defense, defence, guarding
noun
•
firmness, hardness, stiffness, honesty
Other readings:
固さ【かたさ】
、堅さ【かたさ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.), clinging to, adherence, persistence, insistence
Other readings:
固執【こしゅう】
adverb
1.
from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally(usually kana)
2.
of course(usually kana)
Other readings:
もとより《固より》
、もとより《素より》
adjective
•
formal, strict, ceremonious, stiff
Other readings:
堅苦しい【かたぐるしい】[2]
、固苦しい【かたくるしい】[1]
、固苦しい【かたぐるしい】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
•
solid (an assured, a safe) vote, solid (assured) support
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】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight, to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle), to become overweight as opposed to obese