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Harden Make Solid Box Pent 固 コ かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い
English harden, set, clot, curdle
Examples 固定(こてい): (1) fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital) (2) fixed handle
固める(かためる): (1) to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) (2) to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate (3) to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) (4) to fortify; to reinforce; to support (5) to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) (6) to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise (7) to tie tightly; to fasten (8) to hold a bow fully drawn
固有(こゆう): characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
頑固(がんこ): stubbornness; obstinacy
固体(こたい): solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
固まる(かたまる): (1) to harden; to solidify (2) to become firm; to become certain (3) to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 4
Frequency 750
Components 囗: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box
古: old
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 31
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading くに・くにがまえ
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword harden
Koohii Story 1 Fossils are old things pent in that have hardened.
Koohii Story 2 Remember Metapod from Pokemon? All it used was harden, which kept it pent in until it grew old enough to evolve into Butterfree..

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade4, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous

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