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かためる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)
2. to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
3. to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence)
4. to fortify; to reinforce; to support
5. to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)
in the form に身をかためる
6. to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
7. to tie tightly; to fasten
8. to hold a bow fully drawn
Alt. forms
固かためる
90%
かためる
9%
堅かためる
Pitch accent
か
ためる
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Conjugations...Used in: 365
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to fabricate a web of lies
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Examples (6 in total)
Tighten the defences! They're coming!
The foundation is bedded in concrete.
He steeled himself against possible failure.
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.
The government is determined to put an end to terrorism.
They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.