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
Kanji used
hard like a rock
Pitch accent
たい
Top 1900
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly
Examples (10 in total)
Your body is stiff.
Iron is hard.
The pond was frozen hard.