# 固 — Hard

Frequency rank 794 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 臣 (Servant), less common than 誌 (Magazine).

- On’yomi: こ
- Kun’yomi: かた
- Radical: 囗 Enclosure (Kangxi 31)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A head (囗) encloses something old (古) — old traditions locked in a rigid head create something hard and unyielding.

In words:

- 固い かたい — stubborn,firm (not viscous or easily moved)
- 固まる かたまる — to harden,to solidify,to become firm,to become certain
- 固める かためる — to harden;to freeze;to fortify

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