単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#754 most used

硬い

かたい0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

hard; tough

ITS KANJI

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IN A SENTENCE

What is the hardest cheese?

from Tatoeba · Ninja

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Shoes are stiff when they are new.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

hard; solid; tough

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)

い-adjective

3

strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)

い-adjective

4

safe; steady; honest; steadfast

い-adjective

5

obstinate; stubborn

い-adjective

6

bookish; formal; stuffy

い-adjective

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#754 most used

Written硬い、固い、堅い、緊い

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium