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堅

Strict, Hard, Solid, Tough, Tight, Reliable

12 strokes

On readings 音読み

けん

Kun readings 訓読み

かた.い、-がた.い

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Words using 堅

堅; 硬; 固いかたいsolidN4 堅いかたいhardN3 お堅いおかたいstrict ; formal ; strait-laced ; stuffy ; prudish ; serious 堅調けんちょうfirm (market)中堅ちゅうけんnucleus 堅実けんじつsteady 手堅いてがたいsound 堅持けんじadhering to (a view, policy, etc.)

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