Keyword
solidify
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig622
Readings
かた
(61%)
(36%)
(1%)
Composed of
closed box
old
Used in kanji (5 in total)
individual
item
dry up
weld
Used in vocabulary (264 in total)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
Examples (91 in total)
Our plans are not yet concrete.
Solid water is called ice.
The cat froze.
The device is attached fast to the ceiling.
Make sure that the device is attached firmly to the ceiling.
He steeled himself against possible failure.
We are bound to each other by a close friendship.
I am bound to him by a close friendship.
Tighten the defences! They're coming!
The milk froze and became solid.
They embraced tightly.
Language is a specifically human characteristic.
He is stubborn, though honest.
He is the most obstinate child I have ever seen.
He stubbornly persisted in his opinion.
She is stubborn.
I have never come across such a stubborn person.
I don't like stubborn people.
Argh! My computer froze up again.
I have a firm belief in his innocence.
You should have refused his request flatly.
"No", he said in a decided tone.
I refused absolutely.
Players must adhere to the rules of the game.
Mary is too stubborn to apologize.
Water becomes solid when it freezes.
This jam jar's lid is stuck and won't open.
The foundation is bedded in concrete.
He has a firm purpose in life.
He has a firm belief.
I don't think Tom is as stubborn as Mary.
I think Tom is stubborn.
You're as stubborn as Tom.
I heard that Tom is stubborn.
I'm not as stubborn as Tom.
The heat of the sun hardens clay.
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.
He persisted in the experiment until he was successful.
He persisted in accomplishing his original plan.
He persisted in his opinion.
They have decided to stick to the original plan after all.
We should stick to our plan.
The government is determined to put an end to terrorism.
The successful concert tour established her reputation as a singer.
The bureaucrats maintain solid ties with the gigantic corporations.
The defenses of the city are strong.
They parted with a firm handshake.
As he grew older, he became more obstinate.
His second son married and settled down.
She's married and settled down now.
He stuck with his own theory.
He became more obstinate as he grew older.
He gripped the tennis racket tightly.
We have absolute proof that smoking is bad for your health.
Please don't boil the eggs so hard.
She hard-boiled the eggs.
I absolutely will not speak to that fellow again!
He had established a solid reputation as a man of character.
The instinct for survival is inherent in every living thing.
When a solid melts, it becomes liquid.
Water in a solid state is called ice.
When water freezes and becomes solid, we call it ice.
Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.
Matter can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas.
The process by which substances are turned directly from a solid state into a gas is called sublimation.
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
A house is built on top of a solid foundation of cement.
They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.
Mr Johnson insists on his theory.
Tom is stubborn.
Our teacher is really stubborn, isn't she?
The older you grow, the more you tend to adhere to fixed ideas.
As he gets older, he's getting more and more stubborn.
I held my breath in excitement.
Tom hasn't been able to eat solid food since his accident.
He stuck to the original plan.
Every company has a firm business plan.
I'm firmly opposed to corporal punishment.
Your argument is not any more convincing than that of my stubborn father.
They seem determined to press forward with their program of reform.
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
We must cling to our faith.
The doctor's warning stiffened my resolve to stop drinking.
My maternal grandmother persists in wearing that old-fashioned dress.
My father is too stubborn to admit his faults.
Tom likes soft-boiled eggs and Mary likes hard-boiled eggs.
How long does it take to hard boil an egg?
Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own.
I am determined to give up smoking.
Quickly stop the flow of milk, leave to stand for approximately 30 minutes for the milk to solidify.
I love hard-boiled eggs.