堅 — kanji meaning “strict”
堅
strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
- Meanings
- strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- かた.い、-がた.い
- Name readings
- きん
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1049 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- jiān — Chinese character page
Words with 堅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中堅 | ちゅうけん chuuken | nucleus; backbone; mainstay |
| 堅実 | けんじつ kenjitsu | steady; sound; stable |
| 堅固 | けんご kengo | solid; strong; firm |
| 堅持 | けんじ kenji | adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to |
| 堅苦しい | かたくるしい katakurushii | formal; stiff; strict |
| 堅調 | けんちょう kenchou | firm (market); bullish |
| 手堅い | てがたい tegatai | sound; sure; safe |
| 堅守 | けんしゅ kenshu | strong defense; strong defence |
| 堅気 | かたぎ katagi | honest; respectable; decent |
| 底堅い | そこがたい sokogatai | stable (market) after having bottomed out |
| 堅牢 | けんろう kenrou | solid; strong; sturdy |
| 堅物 | かたぶつ katabutsu | straight-laced person; stubborn person |
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