adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. crude, immature, unpolished.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生硬 せいこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
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)