Kanji
N2 12 strokes Grade 8 freq #1101

stiff, hard

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

stone ishi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

firm; strong
hard-liners; diehards
stiffening; rigidity
coin
cirrhosis (of the liver)
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
hardening; vulcanization
pen or pencil

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

firmness; hardness
hard; solid

Example sentences

The government adopted strong measures to fight inflation.

U.S. revisionists take a hard-line approach to Japanese relations.

Their muscles are stiff.

Place a coin in the palm of his hand.