Word Meaning

けん ken

堅 is read as けん (ken) and means armour.

Meaning

English

  1. armour
  2. armor
  3. strength
  4. solidity
  5. firmness

Reading

Kana

けん

Romaji

ken

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms Rank 128046 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

堅い

かたい

obstinate

堅実

けんじつ

steady

堅気

かたぎ

person in a respectable occupation

堅固

けんご

solid

堅調

けんちょう

firm (market)

堅持

けんじ

holding on to

堅守

けんしゅ

strong defense

中堅

ちゅうけん

athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)

手堅い

てがたい

steady

底堅い

そこがたい

stable (market) after having bottomed out

中堅企業

ちゅうけんきぎょう

medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)

中堅手

ちゅうけんしゅ

center fielder

Example Sentences

9

かれのけついはかたい。

His determination is firm.

かのじょはけんじつなひとだ。

She is a reliable person.

まもりをかたくする。

Tighten the defense.

このたてものはけんろうだ。

This building is solid.

ちちはあたまがかたい。

My father is stubborn.

かれはちゅうけんのしゃいんだ。

He is a mid-level employee.

かれはとてもぎりがたい。

He has a strong sense of duty.

ひょうじょうがかたいですよ。

Your expression is stiff.

てがたくしょうばいをする。

Do business steadily.