What is the Kanji for "Hard" and "Stiff"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Hard" and "Stiff", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Hard" and "Stiff" is "硬".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kata".

Its onyomi reading is "Kou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "石" means "Stone" and can be read as "Ishi", "Seki", and "Shaku". And The kanji "更" means "Change", "Again", "Anew", "Grow late", and "Renew" and can be read as "Kou", "Fu", and "Sara".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "硬" mean in japanese?

"硬" means "Hard" and "Stiff".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

硬い: "Hard" or "Stiff". The Japanese adjective '硬い (かたい)' primarily means 'hard' or 'firm'. It is used to describe objects or materials that have a solid, unyielding quality, such as a rock or a piece of steel. The adjective can also mean 'stiff', referring to something that lacks flexibility or pliability, like a table or a board. For example: This wood is very hard - (この木は非常に硬い). The ground is hard after the frost - (地面は霜の後硬くなった).

硬さ: "Hardness". The noun '硬さ (かたさ)' refers to the quality or degree of being hard or rigid. It describes the firmness or resistance of a material or object to deformation or breakage. This word is commonly used to describe the texture or consistency of physical objects, as well as the difficulty of a task or challenge. For example: The hardness of the wood made it difficult to carve - (木の硬さのためにそれを彫るのが難しかった). This material has a high hardness - (このマテリアルには高い硬さがある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.