かた
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. hard; solid; tough
esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast
5. obstinate; stubborn
6. bookish; formal; stuffy
Pitch accent
たい
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Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
firmly determined
solemn promise
let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly
let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly
serious topic (of conversation)
chaste woman; virtuous woman
Examples (10 in total)
Your body is stiff.
Iron is hard.
The pond was frozen hard.