固
固·harden, firm, solid
- On-yomi
- コ
- Kun-yomi
- かた(い)かた(める)かた(まる)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 固い | かたい | hard, firm, stiff |
| 固定 | こてい | fixing in place, fixed |
| 頑固 | がんこ | stubborn |
| 固める | かためる | to harden, to make firm |
Example sentences
このパンは固いですね。
このパンはかたいですね。
This bread is hard, isn't it?
棚を壁に固定してください。
たなをかべにこていしてください。
Please fix the shelf to the wall.
祖父は頑固だが、やさしい人だ。
そふはがんこだが、やさしいひとだ。
My grandfather is stubborn, but he is a kind man.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 頑固 as がんご instead of がんこ
- Confusing 固い (hard, solid) with 硬い (rigid) and 堅い (sturdy, reliable)
Memory aid
Picture it
Something old (古) sealed inside a box (囗) — shut away long enough, it sets hard.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 固まるかたまるto harden, set
- 断固だんこfirmly; resolutely; decidedly
- 頭が固いあたまがかたいstubborn; inflexible
- 固いかたいhard, firm, solid
- 断固としてだんことしてfirmly, resolutely
- 頑固がんこstubborn
- 固めるかためるto harden, solidify
- 固定観念こていかんねんfixed idea, stereotype
- 強固きょうこfirm, solid
- 固定こていfixing in place; fixation; being fixed or unchanging
- 固有こゆうcharacteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent; proper; eigen-
- 固体こたいsolid (as opposed to liquid or gas)
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