noun, takes genitive case の

  1. stiffness, rigidity.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
剛性 ごうせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sturdy, strength
ゴウ こう つよし (9th, N1)
mount, hill, knoll
おか コウ (11th)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
sex, gender, nature
セイ ショウ さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)