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固

harden
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingかた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い
JōyōGrade 4

Popular Usage

堅/硬/固い固い固まる頑固固める

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 622

Compound words

固まるかたまる
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together)
頑固がんこ
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
固めるかためる
to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist)
確固かっこ
firm; unshakeable; resolute
凝固ぎょうこ
coagulation; freezing; solidification
堅固けんご
solid; strong; firm
固めかため
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense
固形こけい
solid (body)
固体こたい
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
固定こてい
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing; anchoring; fastening down
固有こゆう
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); endemic; unique (to)
断固だんこ
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
固執こしつ
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
強固きょうこ
firm; strong; solid; stable
固定費こていひ
fixed cost; fixed expense
固定資産こていしさん
fixed assets

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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