Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: かた.い · Meanings: hard, stiff
Kanji for hard, stiff
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 硬 | こう | hardness | Noun |
| 硬貨 | こうか | coin | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 硬い | かたい | hard, solid, tough | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 硬直 | こうちょく | stiffening, rigidity, rigor, stiffness, ossification, petrification | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 硬度 | こうど | hardness, solidity | Noun |
| 硬水 | こうすい | hard water | Noun |
| 硬木 | こうぼく | hardwood | Noun |
| 硬さ | かたさ | firmness, hardness, stiffness, honesty | common Noun |
| 硬化 | こうか | hardening, vulcanization, vulcanisation, sclerosis, curing | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 梗塞 | こうそく | stoppage, blocking | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |