固い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "固い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 固く たく
Terminal (終止形) 固い たい

Attributive (連体形) 固い たい
Key constructions
Informal negative 固くない たくな
Informal past 固かった かった
Informal negative past 固くなかった たくなかった
Formal 固いです いです
Conjunctive 固くて くて
Conditional 固ければ ければ

Adjective

(かた) (katai-i (adverbial (かた) (kataku))

  1. hard
    (かた)物質(ぶっしつ)
    katai busshitsu
    a hard substance
  2. tight
    (かた)(むす)()
    katai musubime
    a tight knot
  3. strong; firm
    (かた)信念(しんねん)
    katai shinnen
    a firm belief
  4. strict
    (かた)規則(きそく)
    katai kisoku
    a strict rule
  5. inflexible
    あの(ひと)(かた)すぎる
    ano hito wa katasugiru
    He is too straitlaced.

Inflection

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