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Kanji Detail for 硬 - "hard, firm, rigid"

硬

  • Meaning

    硬 means "hard, firm, rigid."

    1. Hard - Firm; rigid; solid.

    2. Tough - Strong; not easily broken.

    3. Stiff - Inflexible; unyielding.

  • 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).
  • Onyomitip

    koh(こう) こう

  • Kunyomitip

    kata.i(かたい) かたい

  • Strokestip

    12 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords
    hard firm rigid stiff coin tough hardline hard water strong solid inflexible unyielding

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