堅
Readings
Kana:
ケン、かた.い、-がた.い
Romaji:
ken, kata.i, -gata.i
Name Reading
Kana:
きん
Romaji:
kin
Meanings
strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
12
Radical Number:
32
Frequency:
1049
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
2-9-3
Korean Reading:
gyeon
Chinese Reading:
jian1
Unicode:
5805
JIS:
3778
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2823
Nelson Index: 1096
New Nelson Index: 1038
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b9.13
Four Corner Index: 7710.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1217
Gakken Index: 914
Japanese Names Index: 1796
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5210
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0204
Remembering the kanji Index: 853
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1155
Kodansha Compact Index: 356
Kanji in Context Index: 1228
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1805
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2457
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 861
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 917
Essential Kanji Index: 995
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3502
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3472
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1513
Words
堅
(けん)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
硬い
(かたい)
hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy
堅固
(けんご)
solid; strong; firm
堅持
(けんじ)
holding on to; sticking to
義理堅い
(ぎりがたい)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
中堅
(ちゅうけん)
main body (of troops); nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure; 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
(けんじつ)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
堅牢
(けんろう)
solid
堅物
(かたぶつ)
straight-laced or stubborn person
堅塁
(けんるい)
stronghold