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็กฌ

Hard, Stiff

ใ‹ใŸ (ใ„)

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

In Japan, eggs are often described as ๅŠ็†Ÿ (soft-boiled) or ๅ›บใ‚†ใง (hard-boiled). The kanji ็กฌ is also widely used in computing terms such as ใƒใƒผใƒ‰ใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚นใ‚ฏ (hard disk) and ็กฌ่ฒจ (coins).

Memory Trick

Imagine trying to bite into a rock. It's so hard that your teeth can't leave a mark. That solid feeling helps you remember ็กฌ means 'hard' or 'stiff.'

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ณใ‚ฆ (kou)

Kunyomi: ใ‹ใŸ (ใ„)

Example Words

็กฌใ„
ใ‹ใŸใ„ (katai)
Hard
็กฌ่ฒจ
ใ“ใ†ใ‹ (kouka)
Coin
็กฌ็›ด
ใ“ใ†ใกใ‚‡ใ (kouchoku)
Stiffness
็กฌๅŒ–
ใ“ใ†ใ‹ (kouka)
Hardening

Example Sentence

ใ“ใฎ ใƒ‘ใƒณ ใฏ ๅฐ‘ใ— ็กฌใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ“ใฎ ใƒ‘ใƒณ ใฏ ใ™ใ“ใ— ใ‹ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

kono pan wa sukoshi katai desu

This bread is a little hard.

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