Results, 堅
Kanji definition:
- 堅
- 常用中学校JLPTN1
ケン・かたい・~がたい
strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable
- Strokes:
- 12
- Radical:
- 土 earth
- SKIP:
- 2-8-3
- UTF:
- 5805
- JIS208:
- 23-88
- Nanori:
- きん
- Hangul:
- 견 [gyeon]
- Pinyin:
- jiān
- Example words:
- 中堅【ちゅうけん】
- main body (of troops); / nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure; / center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder; / 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.); / medium-level; mid-level; midsize
- 堅持【けんじ】
- holding on to; sticking to
- 堅調【けんちょう】
- firm (market); bullish; / strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
- 堅実【けんじつ】
- steady; sound; reliable; solid
- 堅い【かたい】
- hard; solid; tough; / stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); / strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); / safe; steady; honest; steadfast; / obstinate; stubborn; / bookish; formal; stuffy
Partial results:
- 硬い☆【かたい】固い☆・堅い☆・緊いirr. Inflection
adjective:
- hard; solid; tough - esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
- stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
- strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
- safe; steady; honest; steadfast
- obstinate; stubborn
- bookish; formal; stuffy Antonym: 砕けた
- 固める★【かためる】堅める Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ➜ 土を固める【つちをかためる】
- to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
- to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ➜ 身を固める【みをかためる】
- to fortify; to reinforce; to support ➜ 国境を固める【こっきょうをかためる】・嘘で固める【うそでかためる】
- to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) - in the form に身をかためる
- to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
- to tie tightly; to fasten
- to hold a bow fully drawn
砂利をセメントで固める必要がある。 We need to bind gravel with cement.
気宇壮大な計画もいいけれど、まずは自分の足元を固めることから始めてほしいよ。 It's fine to make grandiose plans, but I'd like you to start with what you have on your plate.
基礎を固めることは大切です。 It is important to strengthen the foundation.
- 堅調★【けんちょう】 Inflection
adjectival noun / noun:
- firm (market); bullish Antonym: 軟調【なんちょう】
- strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
- 堅気☆【かたぎ】 Inflection
adjectival noun:
- honest; respectable
noun:
- respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)
- person in a respectable occupation
- かつお☆《鰹・松魚・堅魚》しょうぎょ《松魚》カツオ
noun:
- skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
このカツオの塩辛は塩辛すぎる。 These salted bonito guts are too salty for me.
- 堅牢【けんろう】 Inflection
adjectival noun / noun:
- solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
建築物は、現在では昔よりずっと堅牢になっている。 Buildings are much stronger now than they used to be.
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