Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
Kunyomi: かた.い -がた.い
Onyomi: ケン
Composition: 土
Radical: 土
Reading: つち
Meaning: earth
Strokes: 3
堅実な(けんじつな) reliable, solid
堅固な(けんごな) solid, firm
中堅(ちゅうけん) backbone, mainstay, center
堅い(かたい) firm, hard, formal (writing)
堅苦しい(かたくるしい) stiff (mannered)
堅物(かたぶつ) overly serious person
手堅い(てがたい) secure [adj.]
堅 (ケン) strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
堅持 (ケンジ) holding on to, sticking to
中堅 (チュウケン) nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
米利堅 (メリケン) America, American, fist
硬い (かたい) hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
堅い商売 (かたいしょうばい) sound business
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
Kunyomi: かた.い -がた.い
Onyomi: ケン
Composition: 土
Radical: 土
Reading: つち
Meaning: earth
Strokes: 3
堅実な(けんじつな) reliable, solid
堅固な(けんごな) solid, firm
中堅(ちゅうけん) backbone, mainstay, center
堅い(かたい) firm, hard, formal (writing)
堅苦しい(かたくるしい) stiff (mannered)
堅物(かたぶつ) overly serious person
手堅い(てがたい) secure [adj.]
堅 (ケン) strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
堅持 (ケンジ) holding on to, sticking to
中堅 (チュウケン) nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
米利堅 (メリケン) America, American, fist
硬い (かたい) hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
堅い商売 (かたいしょうばい) sound business