Jisho

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Noun
1. coin​
Noun
2. hard currency​See also 軟貨
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hard; solid; tough​esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
  • たまご卵
  • は
  • かた硬く
  • ゆでて
  • ください
  • 。
Boil the eggs hard.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)​
  • この
  • ふた
  • は
  • かた固くて
  • と取れない
  • よ
  • 。
This lid is too tight for me to open.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)​
  • その
  • きかい機械
  • の
  • ほねぐ骨組み
  • は
  • かた堅く
  • なければならない
  • 。
The frame of the machine should be rigid.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. certain; assured; highly likely​Only applies to 固い, Only applies to 堅い, of a predicted outcome
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. obstinate; stubborn​
  • かた固い
  • こと
  • い言う
  • な
  • よ
  • 。
You don't have to be so formal.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. bookish; formal; stuffy​Antonym: 砕けた
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
8. solid (shape or stones)​Go (game), Only applies to 堅い
Other forms
固い 【かたい】、堅い 【かたい】、緊い 【かたい】
Notes
緊い: Irregular kanji usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification​
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Noun
1. hard water​See also 軟水
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Noun
1. firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty​
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固さ 【かたさ】、堅さ 【かたさ】
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis; curing​Antonym: 軟化
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; toughening​Antonym: 軟化
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. upturn (in the market); firming up​Finance, Antonym: 軟化
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. stoppage; blocking​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. infarction; infarct​Medicine
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)​See also 軟式
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Noun
1. hard-liners; diehards; hawks​
Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
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 (keiyodoshi)
4. strait-laced type (with respect to relationships)​
Noun
5. bullish traders​
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Noun
1. bone​Only applies to 硬骨
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. firmness (of character); backbone; unyielding spirit​
Other forms
鯁骨 【こうこつ】
Notes
鯁骨: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line​
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. hardness; stiffness​
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden​Usually written using kana alone
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Noun
1. sclerophyll forest; sclerophyllous forest; hardwood forest​
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Noun
1. dura; dura mater​Anatomy
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2. Dura mater​The dura mater /ˈdjʊərə ˈmeɪtər/, or dura, is the outermo... Read more
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Noun
1. anhydrite​Mineralogy
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Kanji — 1 found

12.80651375813311
12 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
硬
stiff, hard
Kun: かた.い
On: コウ
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Sentences — 76 found

  • jreibun/64/1
      現代の日本の
    • こうか硬貨
    • は、
    • ごえんだま5円玉
    • と
    • ごじゅうえんだま50円玉
    • の中央に
    • まる丸い
    • あな穴
    • が
    • あ空いて
    • いる。その理由の
    • ひと一つ
    • は、
    • ほか他
    • の
    • こうか硬貨
    • と区別しやすくするためであり、また
    • べつ別
    • の理由は、
    • ぎぞうぼうし偽造防止
    • のためであると言われている。
    Among modern Japanese coins, the 5-yen and the 50-yen coins have a round hole in the center. One reason for this is to make them easier to distinguish from other coins, and another reason is said to be to prevent counterfeiting. — Jreibun
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Names — 5 found

かたし 【硬】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Katashi​
こういち 【硬一】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Kouichi​
こうき 【硬生】
Unclassified name
1. Kouki​
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