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固

Hard
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingかた.い、かた.める、かた.まる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 14

Verbs with «固»

固定する固まる固める固執する

Meanings

  1. hard
  2. hardenRtK
  3. set
  4. clot
  5. curdle
  1. to harden
  2. to solidify
  3. to become firm
  4. to become certain
  5. to gather (together)

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)
固定するこていする
to fix
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
乾固かんこ
drying and hardening
固唾かたず
saliva held in tension
固陋ころう
stubbornly sticking to old ways
牢固ろうこ
firm
鞏固きょうこ
firm
意固地いこじ
obstinate
抗凝固こうぎょうこ
anticoagulation

On Reading Examples

彼は、自分の意見に固執している。こしつ
He persists in his opinion.tatoeba
彼は、自説に固執しています。こしつ
He persists in his opinion.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法律の条文の意味に固執する。
He keeps to the letter of the law.tatoeba
彼は粘土を火に入れて固めた。
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.tatoeba
彼は年を取るに連れていっそう頑固になった。
As he grew older, he became more obstinate.tatoeba
彼は頭が固い。
He is thick-headed.tatoeba
しかし念仏信仰が固い事は確かである。
It is certain, however, that he had strong faith in 'nenbutsu' (Buddhist invocation).wiki
のちに両者は固い盟約関係を結ぶこととなる。
Later they formed a strong alliance.wiki
フグ皮のコラーゲンがゼラチン化してゼリー状に固まる。
Collagen in pufferfish skin jellifies the dish, setting it into a gelatin-like state.wiki
新殿敷地を撞き固める儀式。
This ceremony is to consolidate the grounds of the new sanctuary.wiki
その後の平氏の基盤を固める。
He established the basis for the Taira clan for coming generations.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Hard, firm. 囗 (enclosure) + 古 (old) — something old, shut in, gone stiff and hard.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 固

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