12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

stiff, hard

Kun'yomi
  • hard ②stiff ③strong ④safe
On'yomi
  • hardness

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かた 70.1%
コウ 29.9%

Character Breakdown

stiff, hard
かた.い コウ (8th, N2)
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grow late, night watch, sit up late
さら コウ ふ.ける (7th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

hard ②stiff ③strong ④safe
hardness and softness
hardening ②hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.) ③upturn (in the market)
hard cover (of a book)
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References

Unicode hex code 786C
JIS X 0208 1-25-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3193
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4008
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1183
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1518
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 802
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1095
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 695
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 750
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1149
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1635
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1598
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24230
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1260
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1009
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1046
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 766
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1571
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1309
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1403
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 702
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5a7.1
Four corner code 1164.6
De Roo Code 3366