# 堅 — Solid

Frequency rank 1570 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 塔 (Tower), less common than 尚 (Furthermore).

- On’yomi: かた
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

An eye on top, dirt in the middle, and a stool at the bottom — an eye watching over dirt packed onto a stool, the material compressed into something solid.

In words:

- 堅い かたい — hard (esp. wood),steadfast,honorable,stuffy writing
- 堅/硬/固い かたい — hard

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