堅
meaningstrict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
- On'yomi
- ケン
- Kun'yomi
- かた.い、-がた.い
- Strokes
- 12
- Taught in
- Secondary school (jōyō)
- Frequency
- #1049 most common in newspapers
Words it lives in
堅
- 中堅ちゅうけんnucleus
- 堅持けんじadhering to
- 堅調けんちょうfirm
- 堅実けんじつsteady
- 手堅いてがたいsound
- 堅いかたいhard
- 堅さかたさfirmness
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