Search Terms: 堅*
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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
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
na-adjective, noun
1.
firm (market), bullish
2.
strong (sales, economy, etc.), steady, sound
na-adjective
•
steady, sound, reliable, solid
Other readings:
健実【けんじつ】
noun
•
firmness, hardness, stiffness, honesty
Other readings:
固さ【かたさ】
、堅さ【かたさ】
na-adjective
1.
honest, respectable
noun
2.
respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)
3.
person in a respectable occupation
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
•
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), oceanic bonito, victorfish(usually kana)
Other readings:
かつお《松魚》
、かつお《堅魚》
、しょうぎょ《松魚》
、カツオ
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
hardness, firmness
Other readings:
堅め【かため】
、固目【かため】
、堅目【かため】
no-adjective
•
hard-baked, hard
Other readings:
かた焼【かたやき】
、堅焼き【かたやき】
、固焼き【かたやき】
、堅焼【かたやき】
、固焼【かたやき】
noun
•
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
Other readings:
堅魚木【かつおぎ】
Kanji results(showing 1 results)
Common kanji
strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
KUN:
- かた.いkata.i
- -がた.い-gata.i
ON:
- ケンken
Nanori:
- きんkin