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固い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「固い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 固く たく [kàtákú]
Terminal (終止形) 固い たい
[kàtáí]
[kàtáꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 固い たい [kàtáí]
Key constructions
Informal negative 固くない たくな [kàtákúnáꜜì]
Informal past 固かった かった [kàtáꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 固くなかった たくなかった [kàtákúnáꜜkàttà]
Formal 固いです いです [kàtáꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 固くて くて [kàtáꜜkùtè]
Conditional 固ければ ければ [kàtáꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

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(かた) (katai-i (adverbial (かた) (kataku))

  1. hard
    (かた)物質(ぶっしつ)
    katai busshitsu
    a hard substance
  2. tight
    (かた)(むす)()
    katai musubime
    a tight knot
  3. strong; firm
    (かた)信念(しんねん)
    katai shinnen
    a firm belief
  4. strict
    (かた)規則(きそく)
    katai kisoku
    a strict rule
  5. inflexible
    あの(ひと)(かた)すぎる
    ano hito wa katasugiru
    He is too straitlaced.

Inflection

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Antonyms

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