固い – Vocabulary details

固かたい

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

Alt. forms

Kanji used

固

solidify

Pitch accent

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Used in: 3602

Used in vocabulary (8 in total)

頭あたまが固かたい

thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn

頭あたまの固かたい

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

ガードが固かたい

having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

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Examples (10 in total)

彼かれらは固かたく抱だき合あった。

They embraced tightly.

水みずは凍とう結けつすると固かたくなる。

Water becomes solid when it freezes.

彼かれらは固かたい握あく手しゅを交かわして別わかれた。

They parted with a firm handshake.