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Kanji Detail for 固 - "hard"

固

  • Meaning

    固 means "hard." Also associated with steadfast, originally.

    1. Hard - Solid; firm.

    2. Steadfast - Unwavering; resolute.

    3. Originally - From the beginning.

  • Words using 固

    • 固定 こてい Listen fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing
    • 固有 こゆう Listen characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in)
    • 固め かため Listen hardening; fortifying; pledge
    • 固定資産 こていしさん Listen fixed assets
    • 頑固 がんこ Listen stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
    • 固体 こたい Listen solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
    • 凝固 ぎょうこ Listen coagulation; freezing; solidification
    • 固形 こけい Listen solid (body)

  • Four-character idioms with 固

    • 固陋頑迷 ころうがんめい Listen obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed
    • 堅塞固塁 けんさいこるい Listen impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
    • 堅牢堅固 けんろうけんご Listen firm and solid; stout and durable
    • 志操堅固 しそうけんご Listen being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy
    • 意志堅固 いしけんご Listen strong determination; strong-willed; having strong will power
    • 狷介固陋 けんかいころう Listen stubbornly sticking to old ways; narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views

  • Tattoo check: 固

    • Verified meaning: hard
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かたし, かたむ, さちひろ)
    • Also carries these associations: steadfast, originally

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 固

    Given names 固(かたし)Listen 固(かたむ)Listen

    Surnames 固(さちひろ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    harden; set; clot; curdle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to become solid, solidify; strength

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to solidify; strength

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Solid. Colloquially also called 堅固. | Narrow-minded. Meaning inflexible. Such as describing a stubborn disposition as 頑固. | Stubbornly holding to one's views. Such as 固請 (insistently request), 固辭 (firmly decline), meaning repeatedly stating without wanting to change one's mind. | A particle. Such as 固也, 固已. Meaning it's naturally so without need for discussion. (Mencius) "As for hereditary salaries, Teng has indeed been practicing it."

  • Onyomi

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    ko(コ) コ

  • Kunyomi

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    kata.i(かた-い) かた-い

    kata.mari(かたまり) かたまり

    kata.maru(かた-まる) かた-まる

    kata.meru(かた-める) かた-める

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    囗 (kunigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    hard steadfast originally firm solid stubborn unwavering durable rigid immovable resolute stable strong tough secure

Sentences including 固

  • You're so set in your ways !

  • He is in bonds.

  • Please don't stand on ceremony.

  • Jim persists in his opinion.

  • You should not stick to your opinion.

  • He has a firm purpose in life.

  • He persisted in his opinion.

  • She's married and settled down now.

  • Shoes are stiff when they are new.

  • He was quite decided in his determination.

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