Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: stiff, hard

Kunyomi: かた.い

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: いしへん

Meaning: stone

Strokes: 5

Examples

Examples with audio

度(こうど)   hardness, solidity

貨(こうか)   coin

派(こうは)   hard-liner

式テニス(こうしきテニス)   tennis (using standard ball)

な(きょうこうな)   firm, unbending, unyielding

直する(こうちょくする)   stiffen

化する(こうかする)   stiffen, harden, go solid

い(かたい)   solid, hard, stiff, firm

Onyomi Examples

コウ hardness

コウカ coin, hard currency

セイコウ crude, immature, unpolished

チョウコウ cemented carbide, superhard, ultrahard

Kunyomi Examples

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

かたいことは言いっこなし かたいことはいいっこなし let's put formalities aside, let's not speak so stiffly