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堅かたい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. hard; solid; tough
esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast
5. obstinate; stubborn
6. bookish; formal; stuffy
Alt. forms
硬かたい
47%
固かたい
37%
堅かたい
8%
かたい
4%
緊かたい
Kanji used
堅
firm
Pitch accent
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Used in: 1919
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
chaste woman; virtuous woman
sound business
Examples (8 in total)
This bed is too hard to sleep on.
Diamond is essentially hard.
She sat on a hard chair.
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