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硬い
かたい
N3
i-adjective
Meanings
1
hard
2
firm
3
solid
4
tough
5
stiff
6
tight
7
wooden
8
strong
Example sentence
ニッケルは硬い銀白色の金属です。
Nickel is a hard, silver-white metal.
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Kanji in this word
硬
Stiff, Hard
12 strokes
More words with
硬
強硬
きょうこう ·
firm
N1
硬派
こうは ·
hard-liners
硬貨
こうか ·
coin
N3
硬さ
かたさ ·
firmness
硬化
こうか ·
hardening
硬直
Full entry on Jisho
こうちょく ·
stiffening
肝硬変
かんこうへん ·
cirrhosis (of the liver)
動脈硬化
どうみゃくこうか ·
arteriosclerosis
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