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硬

stiff
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingかた.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. stiffRtK
  2. hard
  1. solid
  2. tough
  3. tight

Popular Usage

堅/硬/固い硬い硬貨強硬

Radicals and components

Radical石stoneComponents

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

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 硬

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