Results, 堅い #adj

JLPTN4
硬い☆【かたいkatai】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

このkono肉nikuはha固いkataiですdesuねne。 The meat is tough.

固いkataiことkoto言うiuなnaよyo。 You don't have to be so formal.

堅いkatai書き物kakimonoはha大嫌いdaikiraiだda。 I utterly despise formal writing!

Kanji definition:

堅
常用中学校JLPTN1

ケンKEN・かたいkata.i・~がたい gata.i

strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable

Strokes:
12
Radical:
土 earth
SKIP:
2-8-3
UTF:
5805
JIS208:
23-88
Nanori:
きんkin
Hangul:
견 [gyeon]
Pinyin:
jiān
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
中堅【ちゅうけんchuuken】
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kenji】
holding on to; sticking to
堅調【けんちょうkenchou】
firm (market); bullish; / strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
堅実【けんじつkenjitsu】
steady; sound; reliable; solid
堅い【かたいkatai】
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

Kanji

堅

ケンKEN・かたいkata.i・~がたい gata.i

strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable


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