Word Meaning 固め

かため katame

固め is read as かため (katame) and means somewhat hard.

Meaning

English

  1. somewhat hard
  2. somewhat firm
  3. fairly hard
  4. on the hard side
  5. hardening
  6. fortifying
  7. pledge
  8. vow

Reading

Kana

かため

Romaji

katame

Writing Variants

  • 堅め かため katame
  • 堅目 かため katame
  • 固目 かため katame
  • 硬め かため katame
  • 硬目 かため katame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 14187 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

固定

こてい

fixation (histology)

固有

こゆう

characteristic

固体

こたい

solid (body)

固める

かためる

to hold a bow fully drawn

固形

こけい

solid (body)

固まる

かたまる

to become firm

固定資産

こていしさん

fixed assets

固定費

こていひ

fixed cost

固定観念

こていかんねん

fixed idea

固化

こか

solidification

固有名詞

こゆうめいし

proper noun

固辞

こじ

firm refusal

Example Sentences

10

なまくりーむをあわだてて、すこしかためた。

I whipped the cream and thickened it a little.

Tighten the defences! They're coming!

It is important to strengthen the basis.

We need to bind gravel with cement.

The other team has an unbeatable defense.

The foundation is bedded in concrete.

Tom likes his spaghetti noodles a little on the hard side.

His second son married and settled down.

Looking back, it was a life full of lies.

It's high time you got married and settled down.