堅: Strict; Hard; SolidKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

The most common words built from 堅. In Moto, tap any of them to keep branching out.Open this graph

Words that use the on'yomi (ケン)

中堅ちゅうけんnucleus; backbone
堅持けんじholding on to; sticking to
堅調けんちょうfirm (market); bullish
堅実けんじつsteady; sound
堅固けんごsolid; strong
堅守けんしゅstrong defense; strong defence
中堅企業ちゅうけんきぎょうmedium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
中堅手ちゅうけんしゅcenter fielder; centre fielder
堅けんstrength; solidity
堅信けんしんconfirmation (rite)
堅信礼けんしんれい(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
堅剛けんごうfirm and unyielding; rigid
堅城けんじょうstrong fortress
堅塁けんるいstronghold
堅塞固塁けんさいこるいimpregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
堅忍けんにんperseverance
堅忍不抜けんにんふばつindomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
堅忍持久けんにんじきゅうdogged perseverance; untiring patience
堅志けんしiron purpose
堅振けんしんconfirmation (rite)
堅材けんざいhard wood
堅果けんかnut
堅牢けんろうsolid; strong
堅牢堅固けんろうけんごfirm and solid; stout and durable
堅累けんるいstronghold
堅陣けんじんstronghold
堅頭竜けんとうりゅうpachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
志操堅固しそうけんごbeing faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment

手堅いてがたいsteady; firm
堅いかたいhard; solid
堅さかたさfirmness; hardness
堅気かたぎhonest; respectable
堅苦しいかたくるしいformal; strict
底堅いそこがたいstable (market) after having bottomed out
お堅いおかたいprudish; strait-laced
ガードが堅いガードがかたいhaving one's guard up; not showing weak points
久堅ひさかたsky; moon
口が堅いくちがかたいtight-lipped; able to keep a secret
口の堅いくちのかたいtight-lipped; able to keep a secret
口堅いくちがたいdiscreet; tight-lipped
垣堅くして犬入らずかきかたくしていぬいらずa wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand
堅い商売かたいしょうばいsound business
堅しかたしhard; solid
堅っ苦しいかたっくるしいformal; strict
堅めかためhardness; firmness
堅めるかためるto harden; to freeze
堅パンかたパンhard biscuits; hardtack
堅人かたじんsquare; trustworthy person
堅太りかたぶとりsolidly built person
堅木かたぎhardwood
堅炭かたずみhard charcoal
堅焼きかたやきhard-baked; hard
堅物かたぶつstraight-laced person; stubborn person
堅目かためhardness; firmness
堅結びかたむすびreef knot; flat knot
堅雪かたゆきsnow with a frozen crust on top; crusted snow

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