固め
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 固め
1
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
Kanji in this Word
固
8 strokes
Frequency: 750
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
harden
set
clot
curdle
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた.める
かた.まる
かた.まり
かた.い
硬
12 strokes
Frequency: 1101
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
stiff
hard
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた.い
堅
12 strokes
Frequency: 1049
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
strict
hard
solid
tough
tight
reliable
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた.い
-がた.い
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
きん
目
5 strokes
Frequency: 76
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
eye
class
look
insight
experience
care
favor
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
モク
ボク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
め
-め
ま-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
さかん
さがん
さっか
さつか
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