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Japanese symbol for “solidity”

Romaji: koudo
hardness; solidity

In Japanese, solidity is , read (koudo).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n hardness; solidity

Kanji and stroke order

stiff, hard
on: コウ
kun: かた.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “solidity”

WordReadingMeaning
けん kenstrength; solidity; firmness
ばんじゃく banjakufirmness; solidity
りったいせい rittaiseithree-dimensionality; solidity
たべごたえ tabegotaesubstantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
たべで tabedesubstantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうか koukacoin
かたい kataihard; solid; tough
きょうこう kyoukoufirm; strong; unbending
こうか koukahardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation
こうは kouhahard-liners; diehards; hawks
こうちょく kouchokustiffening; rigidity; rigor
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now

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.

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