固こ形けい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

solid; solid body

Refers to something in a solid, non-liquid, non-gaseous state. Often used in technical or descriptive compounds.

Solid fuel is convenient for camping.

このスープには固こ形けいの野や菜さいがたくさん入はいっている。

This soup has a lot of solid vegetables in it.

〈物もの〉を固こ形けいにするto turn a substance into solid form
調ちょう味み料りょうを固こ形けいにして持もち運はこびやすくした。
They turned the seasoning into a solid form to make it easier to carry.
液えき体たいから固こ形けいに変かわるto change from liquid to solid
冷ひやすと油あぶらは液えき体たいから固こ形けいに変かわる。
When cooled, the oil changes from a liquid to a solid.

固こ体たいN1
固体 is the precise scientific term for the solid state of matter, while 固形 stresses that something has taken on a solid, tangible shape (as in 固形石鹸, solid soap).

液えき体たいN2
液体 (liquid) is the everyday opposite of 固形 (solid), as seen in contrasts like 固形石鹸 vs 液体石鹸.

固こ形けいUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling; used in compounds like 固形燃料 (solid fuel) and 固形物 (solid matter).
固こ型けいUsage7%
Variant kanji form; 型 suggests a mold or shape, but 固形 is far more common.

Compound of 固 (hard, solid) and 形 (shape, form). The spelling 固型 uses 型 (mold, type) but is less common.

milk solid; milk solids

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