硬

Meaning

硬 centers on physical rigidity: something stiff and hard, resistant to pressure or deformation.

• 硬いかたい
  N4

  hard; solid; tough

• 硬貨こうか
  N3

  coin

• 強硬きょうこう
  N1

  firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn; tough; hard-line

• 硬化こうか
  N1

  hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis; curing

• 硬式こうしき

  hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)

• 硬直こうちょく

  stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

• 硬派こうは

  hard-liners; diehards; hawks

• 硬度こうど

  hardness; solidity

• 硬質こうしつ

  hardness; stiffness

• 肝硬変かんこうへん

  cirrhosis (of the liver)

• 硬水こうすい

  hard water

• 硬筆こうひつ

  pen or pencil

• 硬軟こうなん

  hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line

• 硬性こうせい

  hardness

• 硬球こうきゅう

  hard ball; regulation ball

• 動脈硬化どうみゃくこうか

  arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries

• 硬さかたさ
  N1

  firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty

• 硬骨こうこつ

  bone

• ひっかき硬さひっかきかたさ

  scratch hardness

• アテローム性動脈硬化アテロームせいどうみゃくこうか

  atherosclerosis

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