What does kanji 堅 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 堅 is strict.

How is kanji 堅 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 堅 are かた.い, -がた.い; the onyomi readings are ケン.

What is the main radical of kanji 堅?

The main radical for kanji 堅 is 土.

What words use kanji 堅?

Example words that use kanji 堅 include 堅める, 堅気, 堅魚, 堅固.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

堅

Meaning

Kanji 堅

strict

strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かた.い-がた.い
Onyomi 音読み: ケン
Nanori 名乗り: きん

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1049
Strokes: 12
Radical: 土
Components: 又 • 土 • 臣
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 腎 • 緊 • 掔 • 孯 • 竪 • 臤 • 賢

Related vocabulary

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Showing 27 of 70 entries that include this kanji.

堅める

かためる

to hold a bow fully drawn

堅気

かたぎ

person in a respectable occupation

堅魚

かつお

skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

堅固

けんご

solid

堅持

けんじ

holding on to

堅調

けんちょう

firm (market)

堅守

けんしゅ

strong defense

堅

けん

armour

堅い商売

かたいしょうばい

sound business

堅っ苦しい

かたっくるしい

formal

堅パン

かたパン

hard biscuits

堅果

けんか

nut

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼の決意は堅い。

His determination is firm.

彼女は堅実な人だ。

She is a reliable person.

守りを堅くする。

Tighten the defense.

この建物は堅牢だ。

This building is solid.

父は頭が堅い。

My father is stubborn.

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