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Searched for かたい. You can also try a search for "katai".

Words — 19 found

かた硬い

Common word JLPT N4 Wanikani level 14 Wanikani level 42 Wanikani level 45

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I-adjective (keiyoushi)

1. hard; solid; toughesp. 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. obstinate; stubborn

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

6. bookish; formal; stuffyAntonym: 砕けた

かた固い
こと
い言う
な
よ

You don't have to be so formal.

Other forms

固い【かたい】、堅い【かたい】、緊い【かたい】

Notes

緊い: Irregular kanji usage.

かた難い

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I-adjective (keiyoushi)

1. difficult; hard

かたい靴帯

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Noun

1. ankle strap (for fastening a shoe)Archaic

かたい下腿

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Noun

1. lower leg; shank

かたい過怠

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Noun

1. negligence; carelessness; mistake

こつがい乞丐

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Noun

1. beggar; bum

Other forms

乞丐【かたい】、乞丐【かったい】、乞丐【きっかい】

らい癩

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Noun

1. Hansen's disease; leprosy; leperUsually written using kana alone, Sensitive

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癩【かったい】、癩【かたい】

かたい肩入れ

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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

1. support; backing; patronage

かたいなか片田舎

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Noun

1. back country; remote countryside

かたいっぽう片一方

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Noun

1. one side; one party; the other side; the other partySee also 片方

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

2. one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate; the fellowSee also 片方

かたはなし固い話

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

1. serious topic (of conversation)

かたいき片息

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Noun

1. difficult breathing; heavy breathing; gasping

Other forms

肩息【かたいき】

かたやくそく固い約束

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

1. solemn promise

かたいこつ下腿骨

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Noun

1. lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)Anatomy

みもかたおんな身持ちの堅い女

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

1. chaste woman; virtuous woman

かたしょうばい堅い商売

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

1. sound business

かたいじ片意地

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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

1. stubbornness; obstinacy

いかたいことは言いっこなし

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

1. let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly

Other forms

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】

かたいさんとうきん下腿三頭筋

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Noun

1. musculus triceps surae; triceps muscle of the calfAnatomy

Kanji — 27 found

2.8788484606157536

18 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.

難

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

Kun: かた.い、 -がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、 -にく.い

On: ナン

4.3618916069935665

8 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.

固

harden, set, clot, curdle

Kun: かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い

On: コ

6.1008323943150025

12 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.

堅

strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable

Kun: かた.い、 -がた.い

On: ケン

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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Names — 34 found

たやまかたい【田山花袋】

Full name

1. Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)

Wikipedia definition

2. Katai TayamaKatai Tayama (田山花袋 Tayama Katai, 22 January 1872 – 13 Ma... Read more

かたい【花袋】

Family or surname, Given name, gender not specified

1. Katai

かたい【賀多井】

Family or surname

1. Katai

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