Kanji1 / 12
堅 kanji
strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ケン
Kun readings
かたい-がたい
Words with 堅
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —堅頭竜pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
- —堅忍不抜indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
- —志操堅固being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue
- —要害堅固(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
- —意志堅固strong determination; strong-willed; having strong will power; firmness of purpose
- —堅忍持久dogged perseverance; untiring patience
- —堅白同異sophism; sophistry; quibbling
- —堅牢堅固firm and solid; stout and durable
- —金剛堅固firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine
- —道心堅固being of firm (unshakable) faith and strict practice
- —道徳堅固of strict morals (moral principles); highly moral
- —用心堅固very cautious (watchful, vigilant); taking every possible precaution
- —中堅企業medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
- —貞操堅固chaste (usu. to one's husband); faithful
- —堅塞固塁impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
- —堅累stronghold
- —堅振confirmation (rite)