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 129479 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

堅い

かたい

obstinate

堅実

けんじつ

steady

堅苦しい

かたくるしい

formal

堅固

けんご

solid

堅調

けんちょう

firm (market)

堅持

けんじ

holding on to

堅守

けんしゅ

strong defense

堅気

かたぎ

person in a respectable occupation

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)

Example Sentences

10

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.

Are you good at keeping secrets?