堅
Stroke order
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Meaning
strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- ケンJHS
- Kun (native)
- かた(い)JHS
- 〜がた(い)
- Nanori (used in names)
- きん
- Other languages
- 拼音jian1
- 한글gyeon
- Hán-ViệtKiên
Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.
Basics
- Strokes
- 12 strokes
- Radical
- 土(つち)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+5805
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱臤土
Words using this kanji
- 堅持けんじ態度などを、他人と妥協せずに頑なに拒みつづけること。adhering to (a view, policy, etc.), sticking to, holding fast to, steadfastly maintaining
- 堅調けんちょう相場が上昇する傾向であること。firm (market), bullish, strong (sales, economy, etc.), steady
- 堅実けんじつしっかりしていて危なげがないこと。steady, sound, stable, safe (e.g. business)
- 堅固けんごしっかりしていて壊れにくいこと。 意志が固く誘惑に負けないこと。 健康なこと。solid, strong, firm
- 堅守けんしゅ固く守ること。strong defense, strong defence
- 堅気かたぎhonest, respectable, decent, respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)
- 堅苦しいかたくるしいかたくるしいを参照。formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious
- 堅けんstrength, solidity, firmness, armour
- 堅果けんかどんぐりなどのような果皮が硬く、一つの種子を覆っている果実。nut
- 堅城けんじょう守備が堅固な城塞。strong fortress
- 堅陣けんじん守備が堅固な陣営。stronghold
- 堅忍けんにん我慢強く堪えること。perseverance
- 堅物かたぶつまじめで融通がきかないこと。また、そのような人。straight-laced person, stubborn person
- 堅塁けんるい堅固な堡塁。守りの堅い。stronghold
- 堅牢けんろう建造物などがしっかりして強いこと。solid, strong, sturdy, durable
- 堅人かたじんsquare, trustworthy person
- 堅木かたぎhardwood
- 堅炭かたずみhard charcoal
- 堅材けんざい丈夫な材料。hard wood
- 堅志けんしiron purpose
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
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Lookup codes
- SKIP
2-9-3- Four Corner
7710.4- Spahn–Hadamitzky
3b9.13- Heisig
- 917
- Nelson
- 1096