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固 — kanji meaning “harden”

harden, set, clot, curdle

Meanings
harden, set, clot, curdle
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
8
School grade
4
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#750 of 2,500
Classical radical
31
Chinese reading
gù — Chinese character page

Words with 固

WordReadingMeaning
こてい koteifixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing
こゆう koyuucharacteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in)
がんこ gankostubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
かためる katameruto harden; to freeze; to strengthen
かため katamehardening; fortifying
こたい kotaisolid (body); solid matter; solid-state
こけい kokeisolid (body)
きょうこ kyoukofirm; strong; solid
だんこ dankofirm; determined; resolute
けんご kengosolid; strong; firm
かたまる katamaruto harden; to solidify
こしつ koshitsusticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.