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硬

stiff
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingかた.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. stiffRtK
    彼は自分の意見を強硬に主張した。He strongly persisted in arguing his opinion.tatoeba
    彼は自分のプランを強硬に推し進めた。He pushed his plan strongly.tatoeba
  2. hard
    硬い甲などの共通点もある。The two kinds have similar features such as a hard shell etc.wiki
    ハモには長くて硬い小骨が非常に多い。Conger pike is full of long, hard small bones.wiki
  1. solid
  2. tough
  3. tight

Popular Usage

堅/硬/固い硬い硬貨強硬

Radicals and components

Radical石stone
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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stone (石) · rock (石) · grow late · Ameratasu · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · sun (日) · tucked under the arm

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 750

Compound words

硬いかたい
hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight
硬貨こうか
coin; hard currency
強硬きょうこう
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising
硬化こうか
hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis; curing
硬式こうしき
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
硬質こうしつ
hardness; stiffness
硬直こうちょく
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification
硬度こうど
hardness; solidity
硬派こうは
hard-liners; diehards; hawks; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy
硬さかたさ
firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty
肝硬変かんこうへん
cirrhosis (of the liver)
動脈硬化どうみゃくこうか
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries; loss of flexibility (in thinking, systems, etc.); inflexibility; institutional rigidity
硬球こうきゅう
hard ball
硬玉こうぎょく
jadeite
硬骨こうこつ
bone
硬塞こうそく
stoppage
硬軟こうなん
hardness and softness
硬鑞こうろう
hard solder
強硬派きょうこうは
hard-liners
脳硬塞のうこうそく
cerebral infarction

Additional Examples

彼は硬貨を数枚私のポケットにつっこんだ。
He thrust some coins into my pocket.tatoeba
彼の手のひらに硬貨を置く。
Place a coin in the palm of his hand.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 硬

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step