JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

Meaning

Kanji 堅

strict

strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable

Stroke Order
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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
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1049
Strokes
12
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 4
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 71 entries that include this kanji.

硬い

かたい

obstinate

硬さ

かたさ

firmness

固める

かためる

to hold a bow fully drawn

堅実

けんじつ

steady

堅苦しい

かたくるしい

formal

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

堅気

かたぎ

person in a respectable occupation

かつお

skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

かた焼き

かたやき

hard-baked

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼の決意はい。

His determination is firm.

彼女は実な人だ。

She is a reliable person.

守りをくする。

Tighten the defense.

この建物は牢だ。

This building is solid.

父は頭がい。

My father is stubborn.