Kanji

硬

硬

stiff, hard

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

石部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かたい

Nanori (Name Reading)

かた, かたし

Common Readings

コウ, かた…い

Example sentences

硬い かたい
緊張 している の か 、 彼 の 表情 は 硬かった 。

His expression was stiff, perhaps because he was nervous.

包皮 ほうひ
植物 の 種子 は 硬い 包皮 に 覆われている 。

Plant seeds are covered in a hard outer skin.

硬直 こうちょく
緊張 の あまり 、 体 が 硬直 してしまった 。

My body stiffened up because I was so nervous.

硬貨 こうか
この 自動販売機 は 硬貨 しか 使えない 。

This vending machine only accepts coins.

造幣 ぞうへい
新しい 五百 円 硬貨 の 造幣 が 始まった 。

The minting of new 500-yen coins has begun.

強硬 きょうこう
彼 は その 問題 に対して 強硬 な 態度 を 示した 。

He showed a firm attitude towards that problem.

Example Vocabulary

硬い

かたい

hard; stiff; tense; formal

硬直

こうちょく

stiffening; rigidity; freezing up

硬質

こうしつ

硬貨

こうか

coin, hard currency

硬度

こうど

硬化

こうか

硬

こう

強硬

きょうこう

firm; strong; unyielding; rigid

強硬手段

きょうこうしゅだん

硬派

こうは

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