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硬 — hard; stiff

硬 means “hard; stiff”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: かた(い) (katai). You'll see it in words such as 硬さ (katasa, “firmness; hardness”).

硬
Stroke order of 硬
Meaning
hard; stiff
On'yomi
コウ (kou)
Kun'yomi
かた(い) (katai)
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2 · set Qualities 4

How to remember 硬

Sounds like 更: both read コウ.

Parts: 石 stone · 更 change

Words with 硬

WordReadingMeaning
硬さかたさ katasa kunfirmness; hardness
硬いかたい katai kunhard; solid

Don't confuse it with

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