Keyword
hard like a rock
- stiff
- hard
- Frequency
- #1101
- Strokes
- 12
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 750
Readings
コウ83%
かた17%
Mnemonic
You strike a stone all over again with a hammer, and the stone is as hard like a rock as ever.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
硬派
hard-liners; diehards; hawks; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; man's man; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs; strait-laced type (with respect to relationships); bullish traders
Noun
硬い
hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; …
I-adjective
動脈硬化
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries; loss of flexibility (in thinking, systems, etc.); inflexibility; institutional rigidity
Noun
硬化
hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis; curing; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; toughening; upturn (in the market); firming up
Noun