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ๅ›บ

Solid, Firm

ใ‹ใŸ (ใ„), ใ‹ใŸ (ใ‚ใ‚‹), ใ‹ใŸ (ใพใ‚‹)

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

The Japanese dessert ใƒ—ใƒชใƒณ can become ๅ›บใ„ (katai) if chilled too long. The kanji ๅ›บ is commonly used to describe anything hard, solid, or firmly fixed.

Memory Trick

Imagine a rock trapped inside a box that cannot move at all. Since it's completely firm and fixed, it reminds you that ๅ›บ means 'solid.'

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ณ (ko)

Kunyomi: ใ‹ใŸ (ใ„), ใ‹ใŸ (ใ‚ใ‚‹), ใ‹ใŸ (ใพใ‚‹)

Example Words

ๅ›บใ„
ใ‹ใŸใ„ (katai)
Hard
ๅ›บๅฎš
ใ“ใฆใ„ (kotei)
Fixed
ๅ›บใพใ‚‹
ใ‹ใŸใพใ‚‹ (katamaru)
To harden
ๅ›บใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใŸใ‚ใ‚‹ (katameru)
To make firm

Example Sentence

ใ“ใฎ ใƒ‘ใƒณ ใฏ ๅฐ‘ใ— ๅ›บใ„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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