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堅

JLPT N1 12 strokes Frequency: #1049

Meanings

Strict, Hard, Solid, Tough, Tight, Reliable

Radicals

土

Decomposition

⿱臤土

Etymology

Ideographic: A stern 臤 fortification 土; 臤 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 12

Stroke Order

1 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

3 vertical right-to-left

4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-to-top

6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

7 horizontal bottom-to-top

8 corner top-to-bottom

9 diagonal right-to-left

10 horizontal bottom-to-top

11 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

12 horizontal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ケン ken

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かた kata

Words Using This Kanji

58 words total

Other (20 words)

堅調けんちょう

firm (market)

堅持けんじ

adhering to (a view, policy, etc.)

堅忍不抜けんにんふばつ

indomitable perseverance

堅城けんじょう

strong fortress

堅物かたぶつ

straight-laced person

nut

stronghold

stronghold

solid

perseverance

sound

nucleus

center fielder

steady

honest

square

strong defense

stable (market) after having bottomed out

口堅いくちがたい

discreet

堅苦しいかたくるしい

formal

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