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固 — 8 strokes / Radical「囗」

道
7Elementary year 4 / 8 strokes / Radical「囗」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
かた(める)・かた(まる)・かた(い)kata(meru) · kata(maru) · kata(i)
Meaning
hard, firm, solid

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A phono-semantic character: 囗 (enclosure) plus 古 as the sound part; to surround and make firm, hence 'hard'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko固定こてい固有こゆう堅固けんご
Kunかためるkatameru固めるかためる固めかため
Kunかたまるkatamaru固まるかたまる固まりかたまり
Kunかたいkatai固いかたい固さかたさ

Compare: 堅い・硬い

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 固体こたい

    solid (state)

  • 固定こてい

    fixing in place

More words with this kanji

  • 凝固ぎょうこ
  • 頑固がんこ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

水(みず)がこおって固(かた)くなった。

The water froze and became hard.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

固体固定固体body定decide四four囚impris…回to tur…因cause団group己onesel…戸door去leave乎questi…古old
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