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堅 かた.い、-がた.い strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable 1 1049 12 32 つち・つちへん・どへん 形声 Phonetic The strict parent thinks adolescent kids are "slaves to their crotch" (= can´t control their hormones), so he grounds them. Permanently!

Accepted Answer

ケン きん 堅い(かたい): (1) hard; solid; tough (2) stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing) (3) strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved) (4) safe; steady; honest; steadfast (5) obstinate; stubborn (6) bookish; formal; stuffy S 臣: retainer; subject又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 土 3 (none) strict I´m very strict about not just sleeping with anyone. People who are slaves to their crotches often end up with dirty genitalia and I don´t want to get their VD. (on yomi=ケン).

Kanji	堅
Onyomi	ケン
Kunyomi	かた.い、-がた.い
Nanori	きん
English	strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable
Examples	堅い(かたい): (1) hard; solid; tough (2) stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing) (3) strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved) (4) safe; steady; honest; steadfast (5) obstinate; stubborn (6) bookish; formal; stuffy
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1049
Components	臣: retainer; subject 又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	土
Radical Number	32
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	つち・つちへん・どへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	strict
Koohii Story 1	The strict parent thinks adolescent kids are "slaves to their crotch" (= can´t control their hormones), so he grounds them. Permanently!
Koohii Story 2	I´m very strict about not just sleeping with anyone. People who are slaves to their crotches often end up with dirty genitalia and I don´t want to get their VD. (on yomi=ケン).

Strict 堅 ケン かた.い、 がた.い きん Hard Solid Tough

Strict 堅ケンかた.い、がた.いきん Hard Solid Tough