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硬

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • stiff
  • hard

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かた.い
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1418
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
石#112 · stone

Components

Common Words

  • 硬いかたいi-Adj.hard, solid, tough
  • 硬化こうかNounhardening, vulcanization, vulcanisation, sclerosis, curing
  • 硬貨こうかNouncoin
  • 硬式こうしきNounhard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
  • 硬質こうしつNounhardness, stiffness
  • 硬直こうちょくNounstiffening, rigidity, rigor, stiffness, ossification, petrification
  • 硬度こうどNounhardness, solidity
  • 硬派こうはNounhard-liners, diehards, hawks

Practice in Kanjiru

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