Meaning
hard · stiff
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
かた.い
Common compounds (18)
- 固い かたいobstinate; stubborn
- 固さ かたさfirmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty
- 強硬 きょうこうfirm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn; tough; hard-line
- 硬派 こうはbullish traders
- 硬貨 こうかcoin
- 硬直 こうちょくstiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
- 肝硬変 かんこうへんcirrhosis (of the liver)
- 動脈硬化 どうみゃくこうかarteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
- 脳こうそく のうこうそくcerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
- 硬式 こうしきhard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
- 硬化 こうかupturn (in the market); firming up
- 硬軟 こうなんhardness and softness; hard line and moderate line