Japanese symbol for “hardness”
硬度
こうど
Romaji: koudo
hardness; solidity
In Japanese, hardness is 硬度, read こうど (koudo).
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Meanings
- n hardness; solidity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hardness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硬質 | こうしつ koushitsu | hardness; stiffness |
| 硬 | こう kou | hardness |
| 硬性 | こうせい kousei | hardness |
| 硬さ | かたさ katasa | firmness; hardness; stiffness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硬貨 | こうか kouka | coin |
| 硬い | かたい katai | hard; solid; tough |
| 強硬 | きょうこう kyoukou | firm; strong; unbending |
| 硬化 | こうか kouka | hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation |
| 硬派 | こうは kouha | hard-liners; diehards; hawks |
| 硬直 | こうちょく kouchoku | stiffening; rigidity; rigor |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hardness”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.