堅 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- ケン
- Kun
- かた.い・-がた.い
- Meaning
- hard; solid; firm
Origin
臤 with 土 "earth": earth pounded firm — hard, solid.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケン | 堅固・堅実・中堅 |
|---|---|
| かたい | 堅い Compare: 硬い・固い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 堅実けんじつ
steady; sound
- 中堅ちゅうけん
mainstay; middle rank
Example
堅実な計画を立てた。
We made a sound plan.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)