Kanji

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.

硬質 こうしつ
職人は硬質の木材で机を作った。

The craftsperson made a desk from hard wood.

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.

せん
この銭は江戸時代に使われた古い硬貨だ。

This coin is an old coin that was used in the Edo period.

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.

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