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Kanji Detail for 固 - "hard, steadfast, originally"
固
- Meaning
固 means "hard, steadfast, originally."
Hard - Solid; firm.
Steadfast - Unwavering; resolute.
Originally - From the beginning.
- 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."
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Sentences including 固
You're so set in your ways !
He is in bonds.
どうぞ固くならないで下さい。
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.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
けれども実際彼の母が病気であるとすれば彼は固より帰るべきはずであった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生が先へ死ぬか、奥さんが早く亡くなるか、固より私に判断のつくべき問題ではなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しばらくすれば、その灯もまたふっと消えてしまうべき運命を、眼の前に控えているのだとは固より気が付かなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
我々は固より不断以上に調子を張り上げて、耳元へ口を寄せるようにしなければならなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
自分のように、親から財産を譲られたものは、どうしても固有の材幹が鈍る、つまり世の中と闘う必要がないからいけないのだともいっていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
固よりそこにはまだ自分の帰るべき家があるという旅人の心で望んでいたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が宗教だけに用いるこの言葉を、若い女に応用するのを見て、あなたは変に思うかも知れませんが、私は今でも固く信じているのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
本当の愛は宗教心とそう違ったものでないという事を固く信じているのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それでいて私は、一方にお嬢さんを固く信じて疑わなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかるに頑固な彼は医者にはならない決心をもって、東京へ出て来たのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私にいわせると、彼の心臓の周囲は黒い漆で重く塗り固められたのも同然でした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha