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
- —堅固Popularsolid; strong; firm
- —堅持Popularadhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
- —堅調Popularfirm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
- —中堅Popularnucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure; medium-level; mid-level; middle-ranking; midsize; main body (of troops); crack troops; select troops; center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder; athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
- —堅実Popularsteady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy; solid
- —堅strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
- —堅果nut
- —堅城strong fortress
- —堅陣stronghold
- —堅忍perseverance
- —堅塁stronghold
- —堅牢solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
- —堅守strong defense; strong defence
- —堅材hard wood
- —堅志iron purpose
- —堅剛firm and unyielding; rigid
- —堅信confirmation (rite)
- —堅強robust; strong; tough
- —中堅手center fielder; centre fielder
- —堅信礼(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation