かたい

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See also: かだい, がたい, and がだい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かたい – see the following entries.
固い
hard
tight
strong; firm
strict
inflexible
堅い
firm, resolute
honest, steadfast
stern, strict, serious
safe
indestructible, unwreckable
硬い
Keeping a material's shape that does not crack or break apart; hard.
Keeping one's appearance or facial expression; serious.
難い
(archaic) difficult
乞丐
beggar
(derogatory) idiot, fool
(archaic) leprosy
(archaic) leper
Alternative spellings
乞食, 傍居
下腿
a lower leg; a crus
(This term, かたい (katai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かたい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かたい.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 化体, 過怠, 科怠, 歌体, 禍胎, 靴帯.)