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Kanji Detail for 硬 - "hard, strong"

硬

  • Meaning

    硬 means "hard, strong." Also associated with difficult.

    1. Hard - Firm; rigid; solid.

    2. Tough - Strong; not easily broken.

    3. Stiff - Inflexible; unyielding.

  • Words using 硬

    • 強硬 きょうこう Listen firm; strong; unbending
    • 硬派 こうは Listen hard-liners; diehards; hawks
    • 硬直 こうちょく Listen stiffening; rigidity; rigor
    • 硬貨 こうか Listen coin; hard currency
    • 肝硬変 かんこうへん Listen cirrhosis (of the liver)
    • 動脈硬化 どうみゃくこうか Listen arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries; loss of flexibility (in thinking, systems, etc.)
    • 硬さ かたさ Listen firmness; hardness; stiffness
    • 硬式 こうしき Listen hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)

  • Four-character idioms with 硬

    • 強硬手段 きょうこうしゅだん Listen tough measure; firm step; strong measure

  • Tattoo check: 硬

    • Verified meaning: hard, strong
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かたし)
    • Also carries these associations: difficult

    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 硬

    Given names 硬(かたし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stiff; hard

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hard, firm, strong; obstinate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    firm, hard, strong; obstinate

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

    The opposite of soft. Also, what is not gentle is called 硬. Such as 生硬 (stiff), 強硬 (tough).

  • Onyomi

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    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kata.i(かた-い) かた-い

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    hard difficult strong stiff solid firm rigid tough dense durable inflexible unyielding sturdy resolute robust

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