Quick answer
固 is the kanji for "Solid". Its reading is かた.める (katameru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Solid
Also : Set · Harden · Curdle
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 固 represents 'HARDEN'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of harden.
On-reading: こ — remember this sound by associating it with harden. Kun-reading: かた.める.
Example Sentences
固い決意を持って、難しい試験に挑みました。
かたいけついをもって、むずかしいしけんにいどみました。
With firm resolve, I challenged a difficult exam.
固定観念にとらわれずに、新しい視点で物事を考えましょう。
こていかんねんにとらわれずに、あたらしいしてんでものごとをかんがえましょう。
Without being bound by fixed ideas, let's think about things from a new perspective.
Vocabulary using 固
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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