硬
Stiff
Meanings
Stiff, Hard
On'yomi
こう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
かた.い
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
硬 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
硬 (Stiff) is taught on WaniKani at level 45 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1101 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.
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