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.
What is the hardest cheese?
Boil the eggs hard.
Nothing is as hard as a diamond.
One of the qualities of steel is hardness.
I always tie my shoes tightly before I go jogging.
A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.
Nickel is a hard, silver-white metal.